“Nine thousand cases of $47 Cabernet with value at 92 — the best cheap red in Creston, from a house that owns no vines.”
= shared rank: 19 producers score 83
Orrick Hollow is a Cabernet Sauvignon 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 (92); its weakest is transparency (69). The average bottle costs $47, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 2210 Vineyard Dr, Creston · Sat–Sun 10:00–16:00 · appointment required · $15 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Orrick Hollow; 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.
2210 Vineyard Dr
Creston, CA · Creston District
Sat–Sun 10:00–16:00
By appointment
$15 per person
Dogs welcome · Food served
Tasting room scored 81
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.
Orrick Hollow is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
12 wines assessed. Not all pours were blind; the score is capped accordingly.
Larkspur Wine Partners. Does not report an estate-fruit percentage.
Declines to disclose additions. Transparency scored 69.
Cruxvine scores Orrick Hollow's tasting room 81 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. Nine thousand cases of $47 Cabernet with value at 92 — the best cheap red in Creston, from a house that owns no vines.
Tasting at Orrick Hollow costs $15 per person.
Yes — Orrick Hollow is by appointment only. It is open Sat–Sun, 10:00–16:00.
Orrick Hollow is a Cabernet Sauvignon specialist. Cruxvine assessed 12 of its wines, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2018 at 88 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2025 and 2029, holding to about 2034.
At Orrick Hollow, dogs are welcome and food is served.