“Nineteen wines, no vineyard, no disclosure, $53 — value at 90 is doing a lot of work here.”
= shared rank: 16 producers score 85
Nolby & Larkin is a Grenache producer in the Santa Margarita Ranch of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 85 out of 100 — level with the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =88 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 15 other producers). Its strongest category is value for price (90); its weakest is tasting room (75). The average bottle costs $53, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 2113 Ranchita Canyon Rd, Santa Margarita · Daily 10:00–17:00 · appointment required · $15 tasting, waived on purchase. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Nolby & Larkin; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 19 producers in Santa Margarita Ranch · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 85 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
2113 Ranchita Canyon Rd
Santa Margarita, CA · Santa Margarita Ranch
Daily 10:00–17:00
By appointment
$15 per person
Waived on purchase
No dogs · No food service
Tasting room scored 75
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 & Larkin is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
19 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · no parent group on file. Does not report an estate-fruit percentage.
Declines to disclose additions. Transparency scored 77.
Cruxvine scores Nolby & Larkin's tasting room 75 out of 100 and the winery 85 overall, ranking it =88 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is below the Paso Robles median of 83. Nineteen wines, no vineyard, no disclosure, $53 — value at 90 is doing a lot of work here.
Tasting at Nolby & Larkin costs $15 per person, waived with a bottle purchase.
Yes — Nolby & Larkin is by appointment only. It is open Daily, 10:00–17:00.
Nolby & Larkin is a Grenache specialist. Cruxvine assessed 19 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2018 at 91 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2027 and 2031, holding to about 2037.