“Fourteen thousand cases, seven wines, fifteen dollars, walk in — competent San Juan Creek Merlot and no story attached.”
= shared rank: 19 producers score 83
Pennock Cellars is a Merlot producer in the San Juan Creek 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 tasting room (87); its weakest is transparency (74). The average bottle costs $71, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 5977 Creston Rd, Shandon · Daily 10:00–17:00 · walk-ins welcome · $15 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Pennock Cellars; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 21 producers in San Juan Creek · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 83 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
5977 Creston Rd
Shandon, CA · San Juan Creek
Daily 10:00–17:00
Walk-ins welcome
$15 per person
No dogs · Food served
Tasting room scored 87
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.
Pennock Cellars is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
7 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Terravine Holdings. Does not report an estate-fruit percentage.
Declines to disclose additions. Transparency scored 74.
Cruxvine scores Pennock Cellars's tasting room 87 out of 100 and the winery 83 overall, ranking it =118 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is above the Paso Robles median of 83. Fourteen thousand cases, seven wines, fifteen dollars, walk in — competent San Juan Creek Merlot and no story attached.
Tasting at Pennock Cellars costs $15 per person.
No — Pennock Cellars takes walk-ins. It is open Daily, 10:00–17:00.
Pennock Cellars is a Merlot specialist. Cruxvine assessed 7 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.
At Pennock Cellars, food is served.