“Sixteen wines from eight hundred cases, nothing owned and nothing disclosed — Ridgemark Bend is assembled, not grown.”
= shared rank: 14 producers score 84
Ridgemark Bend is a Grenache producer in the San Juan Creek of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 84 out of 100 — 1 point below the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =104 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 13 other producers). Its strongest category is wine quality (87); its weakest is transparency (73). The average bottle costs $85, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 4683 Creston Rd, Shandon · Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00 · appointment required · $20 tasting, waived on purchase. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Ridgemark Bend; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 21 producers in San Juan Creek · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 84 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
4683 Creston Rd
Shandon, CA · San Juan Creek
Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00
By appointment
$20 per person
Waived on purchase
Dogs welcome · No food service
Tasting room scored 82
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.
Ridgemark Bend is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
16 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 2008. Does not report an estate-fruit percentage.
Declines to disclose additions. Transparency scored 73.
Cruxvine scores Ridgemark Bend's tasting room 82 out of 100 and the winery 84 overall, ranking it =104 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is below the Paso Robles median of 83. Sixteen wines from eight hundred cases, nothing owned and nothing disclosed — Ridgemark Bend is assembled, not grown.
Tasting at Ridgemark Bend costs $20 per person, waived with a bottle purchase.
Yes — Ridgemark Bend is by appointment only. It is open Wed–Sun, 11:00–17:00.
Ridgemark Bend is a Grenache specialist. Cruxvine assessed 16 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 2029 and 2033, holding to about 2039.
At Ridgemark Bend, dogs are welcome.