“Ninety dollars with value at 64, on 96% estate Highlands Syrah — the vineyard is excellent and the pricing is not.”
= shared rank: 3 producers score 78
Paper Draw is a Syrah producer in the Paso Robles Highlands District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 78 out of 100 — 7 points below the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =173 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 2 other producers). Its strongest category is transparency (85); its weakest is value for price (64). The average bottle costs $90, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 1212 Adelaida Rd, Creston · Daily 11:00–18:00 · appointment required · $25 tasting, waived on purchase. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Paper Draw; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 19 producers in Paso Robles Highlands District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 78 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
1212 Adelaida Rd
Creston, CA · Paso Robles Highlands District
Daily 11:00–18:00
By appointment
$25 per person
Waived on purchase
No dogs · 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.
Paper Draw is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
16 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Terravine Holdings. Reports 96% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 85.
Cruxvine scores Paper Draw's tasting room 81 out of 100 and the winery 78 overall, ranking it =173 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is below the Paso Robles median of 83. Ninety dollars with value at 64, on 96% estate Highlands Syrah — the vineyard is excellent and the pricing is not.
Tasting at Paper Draw costs $25 per person, waived with a bottle purchase.
Yes — Paper Draw is by appointment only. It is open Daily, 11:00–18:00.
Paper Draw is a Syrah specialist. Cruxvine assessed 16 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2018 at 84 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2025 and 2028, holding to about 2032.
At Paper Draw, food is served.