“Nine thousand cases of $51 Zinfandel that scores 77 for quality — the value is real and so is the ceiling.”
= shared rank: 6 producers score 79
Jack Terrace is a Zinfandel producer in the San Juan Creek of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 79 out of 100 — 6 points below the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =167 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 5 other producers). Its strongest category is value for price (85); its weakest is wine quality (77). The average bottle costs $51, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 5951 Creston Rd, Shandon · Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00 · appointment required · $30 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Jack Terrace; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 21 producers in San Juan Creek · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 79 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
5951 Creston Rd
Shandon, CA · San Juan Creek
Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00
By appointment
$30 per person
Dogs welcome · No food service
Tasting room scored 78
2020 carries smoke exposure from the August complex fires. We score bottles, not intentions.
Every producer in the appellation is scored for each of these years. See the whole Paso Robles vintage record, or what 2020 cost every producer here.
Jack Terrace is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
6 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · no parent group on file. Reports 74% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 81.
Cruxvine scores Jack Terrace's tasting room 78 out of 100 and the winery 79 overall, ranking it =167 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is below the Paso Robles median of 83. Nine thousand cases of $51 Zinfandel that scores 77 for quality — the value is real and so is the ceiling.
Tasting at Jack Terrace costs $30 per person.
Yes — Jack Terrace is by appointment only. It is open Wed–Sun, 11:00–17:00.
Jack Terrace is a Zinfandel specialist. Cruxvine assessed 6 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2018 at 86 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2023 and 2026, holding to about 2030.
At Jack Terrace, dogs are welcome.