“Forty-six dollars, free to taste, value at 91 — Rocky Wash asks very little of you and returns more than that.”
= shared rank: 16 producers score 85
Rocky Wash is a Counoise producer in the San Juan Creek of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 85 out of 100 — level with the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =88 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 15 other producers). Its strongest category is value for price (91); its weakest is tasting room (77). The average bottle costs $46, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 3170 Live Oak Rd, Shandon · Thu–Sun 11:00–17:00 · appointment required · tasting free. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Rocky Wash; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 21 producers in San Juan Creek · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 85 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
3170 Live Oak Rd
Shandon, CA · San Juan Creek
Thu–Sun 11:00–17:00
By appointment
Free
No dogs · Food served
Tasting room scored 77
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.
Rocky Wash is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
12 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 2006. Reports 40% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 88.
Cruxvine scores Rocky Wash's tasting room 77 out of 100 and the winery 85 overall, ranking it =88 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is below the Paso Robles median of 83. Forty-six dollars, free to taste, value at 91 — Rocky Wash asks very little of you and returns more than that.
Tasting at Rocky Wash is free.
Yes — Rocky Wash is by appointment only. It is open Thu–Sun, 11:00–17:00.
Rocky Wash is a Counoise specialist. Cruxvine assessed 12 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2018 at 89 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2027 and 2031, holding to about 2037.
At Rocky Wash, food is served.