“Thirty-five dollars, a 90-point room and nine thousand cases — Nolby & Ostrom is the volume play done charmingly.”
= shared rank: 19 producers score 83
Nolby & Ostrom is a Counoise producer in the Santa Margarita Ranch of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 83 out of 100 — 2 points below the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =118 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 18 other producers). Its strongest category is tasting room (90); its weakest is transparency (71). The average bottle costs $35, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 3019 Live Oak Rd, Santa Margarita · Thu–Sun 11:00–17:00 · appointment required · $30 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Nolby & Ostrom; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 19 producers in Santa Margarita Ranch · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 83 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
3019 Live Oak Rd
Santa Margarita, CA · Santa Margarita Ranch
Thu–Sun 11:00–17:00
By appointment
$30 per person
Dogs welcome · No food service
Tasting room scored 90
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 & Ostrom is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
17 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Larkspur Wine Partners. Does not report an estate-fruit percentage.
Declines to disclose additions. Transparency scored 71.
Cruxvine scores Nolby & Ostrom's tasting room 90 out of 100 and the winery 83 overall, ranking it =118 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is above the Paso Robles median of 83. Thirty-five dollars, a 90-point room and nine thousand cases — Nolby & Ostrom is the volume play done charmingly.
Tasting at Nolby & Ostrom costs $30 per person.
Yes — Nolby & Ostrom is by appointment only. It is open Thu–Sun, 11:00–17:00.
Nolby & Ostrom is a Counoise specialist. Cruxvine assessed 17 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2021 at 89 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2026 and 2030, holding to about 2035.
At Nolby & Ostrom, dogs are welcome.