“Roussanne at 92 for quality from a house that declines to say what it adds; you can taste it, you cannot check it.”
= shared rank: 19 producers score 87
Nolby Estate is a Roussanne producer in the San Juan Creek of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 87 out of 100 — 2 points above the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =57 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 18 other producers). Its strongest category is wine quality (92); its weakest is transparency (76). The average bottle costs $81, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 8954 Airport Rd, Shandon · Daily 11:00–18:00 · walk-ins welcome · $45 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Nolby Estate; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 21 producers in San Juan Creek · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 87 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
8954 Airport Rd
Shandon, CA · San Juan Creek
Daily 11:00–18:00
Walk-ins welcome
$45 per person
No dogs · Food served
Tasting room scored 82
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.
Nolby Estate is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
9 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 1980. Does not report an estate-fruit percentage.
Declines to disclose additions. Transparency scored 76.
Cruxvine scores Nolby Estate's tasting room 82 out of 100 and the winery 87 overall, ranking it =57 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is below the Paso Robles median of 83. Roussanne at 92 for quality from a house that declines to say what it adds; you can taste it, you cannot check it.
Tasting at Nolby Estate costs $45 per person.
No — Nolby Estate takes walk-ins. It is open Daily, 11:00–18:00.
Nolby Estate is a Roussanne specialist. Cruxvine assessed 9 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2021 at 93 points.
The 2023 bottling drinks from 2024 and is at peak between 2024 and 2026, holding to about 2028.
At Nolby Estate, food is served.