“Eighteen wines out of eight hundred cases at $87, with value at 72 — ambition running well ahead of the arithmetic.”
= shared rank: 19 producers score 83
Norwood Flat is a Syrah 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 transparency (92); its weakest is value for price (72). The average bottle costs $87, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 9607 Creston Rd, Santa Margarita · Thu–Sun 11:00–17:00 · appointment required · $30 tasting, waived on purchase. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Norwood Flat; 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.
9607 Creston Rd
Santa Margarita, CA · Santa Margarita Ranch
Thu–Sun 11:00–17:00
By appointment
$30 per person
Waived on purchase
No dogs · No food service
Tasting room scored 80
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.
Norwood Flat is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
18 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 2015. Reports 92% estate-grown fruit.
Publishes a full additions list. Transparency scored 92.
Cruxvine scores Norwood Flat's tasting room 80 out of 100 and the winery 83 overall, ranking it =118 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is below the Paso Robles median of 83. Eighteen wines out of eight hundred cases at $87, with value at 72 — ambition running well ahead of the arithmetic.
Tasting at Norwood Flat costs $30 per person, waived with a bottle purchase.
Yes — Norwood Flat is by appointment only. It is open Thu–Sun, 11:00–17:00.
Norwood Flat is a Syrah specialist. Cruxvine assessed 18 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2018 at 90 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2026 and 2030, holding to about 2035.