“Transparency at 95 and consistency at 80: Oyster Furrow tells you everything, including that the vintages vary.”
= shared rank: 12 producers score 86
Oyster Furrow is a Grenache producer in the Willow Creek District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 86 out of 100 — 1 point above the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =76 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 11 other producers). Its strongest category is transparency (95); its weakest is consistency (80). The average bottle costs $73, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 8042 Live Oak Rd, Paso Robles · Fri–Sun 11:00–16:00 · walk-ins welcome · $50 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Oyster Furrow; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 16 producers in Willow Creek District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 86 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
8042 Live Oak Rd
Paso Robles, CA · Willow Creek District
Fri–Sun 11:00–16:00
Walk-ins welcome
$50 per person
No dogs · Food served
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.
Oyster Furrow is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
13 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 2006. Reports 88% estate-grown fruit.
Publishes a full additions list. Transparency scored 95.
Cruxvine scores Oyster Furrow's tasting room 83 out of 100 and the winery 86 overall, ranking it =76 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is below the Paso Robles median of 83. Transparency at 95 and consistency at 80: Oyster Furrow tells you everything, including that the vintages vary.
Tasting at Oyster Furrow costs $50 per person.
No — Oyster Furrow takes walk-ins. It is open Fri–Sun, 11:00–16:00.
Oyster Furrow is a Grenache specialist. Cruxvine assessed 13 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2018 at 92 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2029 and 2033, holding to about 2039.
At Oyster Furrow, food is served.