“Publishes its full additions list at $46 with value at 89: quality of 80 is the honest ceiling, and nobody here pretends otherwise.”
= shared rank: 19 producers score 83
Old Creek Wash is a Merlot producer in the Creston District 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 value for price (89); its weakest is wine quality (80). The average bottle costs $46, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 4953 Hwy 46 East, Creston · Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00 · appointment required · $25 tasting, waived on purchase. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Old Creek Wash; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 17 producers in Creston District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 83 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
4953 Hwy 46 East
Creston, CA · Creston District
Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00
By appointment
$25 per person
Waived on purchase
No dogs · No food service
Tasting room scored 83
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.
Old Creek Wash is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
11 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 1990. Reports 55% estate-grown fruit.
Publishes a full additions list. Transparency scored 89.
Cruxvine scores Old Creek Wash's tasting room 83 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. Publishes its full additions list at $46 with value at 89: quality of 80 is the honest ceiling, and nobody here pretends otherwise.
Tasting at Old Creek Wash costs $25 per person, waived with a bottle purchase.
Yes — Old Creek Wash is by appointment only. It is open Wed–Sun, 11:00–17:00.
Old Creek Wash is a Merlot specialist. Cruxvine assessed 11 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 2024 and 2028, holding to about 2033.