“Thirty-eight dollars, free to taste, value at 97 — and a consistency score of 79 that says pick your vintage.”
= shared rank: 14 producers score 84
Larkin Vista is a Picpoul Blanc producer in the San Juan Creek of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 84 out of 100 — 1 point below the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =104 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 13 other producers). Its strongest category is value for price (97); its weakest is consistency (79). The average bottle costs $38, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 4763 Live Oak Rd, Shandon · Daily 10:00–17:00 · appointment required · tasting free. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Larkin Vista; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 21 producers in San Juan Creek · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 84 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
4763 Live Oak Rd
Shandon, CA · San Juan Creek
Daily 10:00–17:00
By appointment
Free
No dogs · No food service
Tasting room scored 86
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.
Larkin Vista is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
10 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 1973. Reports 80% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 80.
Cruxvine scores Larkin Vista's tasting room 86 out of 100 and the winery 84 overall, ranking it =104 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is above the Paso Robles median of 83. Thirty-eight dollars, free to taste, value at 97 — and a consistency score of 79 that says pick your vintage.
Tasting at Larkin Vista is free.
Yes — Larkin Vista is by appointment only. It is open Daily, 10:00–17:00.
Larkin Vista is a Picpoul Blanc specialist. Cruxvine assessed 10 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2018 at 90 points.
The 2023 bottling drinks from 2024 and is at peak between 2024 and 2025, holding to about 2027.