“Quality at 73 and consistency at 72: Oyster Grade's Marsanne has not had a good year since 2019.”
= shared rank: 5 producers score 75
Oyster Grade is a Marsanne producer in the El Pomar District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 75 out of 100 — 10 points below the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =183 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 4 other producers). Its strongest category is tasting room (81); its weakest is consistency (72). The average bottle costs $42, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 7091 Willow Creek Rd, Templeton · Daily 11:00–18:00 · appointment required · $20 tasting, waived on purchase. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Oyster Grade; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 17 producers in El Pomar District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 75 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
7091 Willow Creek Rd
Templeton, CA · El Pomar District
Daily 11:00–18:00
By appointment
$20 per person
Waived on purchase
No dogs · No food service
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.
Oyster Grade is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
11 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · no parent group on file. Does not report an estate-fruit percentage.
Declines to disclose additions. Transparency scored 73.
Cruxvine scores Oyster Grade's tasting room 81 out of 100 and the winery 75 overall, ranking it =183 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is below the Paso Robles median of 83. Quality at 73 and consistency at 72: Oyster Grade's Marsanne has not had a good year since 2019.
Tasting at Oyster Grade costs $20 per person, waived with a bottle purchase.
Yes — Oyster Grade is by appointment only. It is open Daily, 11:00–18:00.
Oyster Grade is a Marsanne specialist. Cruxvine assessed 11 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2019 at 78 points.
The 2023 bottling drinks from 2024 and is at peak between 2024 and 2025, holding to about 2027.