“Eighteen wines out of nine thousand cases at $83, value at 73 — a broad range with a narrow reason to buy.”
= shared rank: 10 producers score 82
Sable Bluff is a Roussanne producer in the Santa Margarita Ranch of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 82 out of 100 — 3 points below the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =137 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 9 other producers). Its strongest category is consistency (85); its weakest is value for price (73). The average bottle costs $83, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 6070 Ranchita Canyon Rd, Santa Margarita · Sat–Sun 10:00–16:00 · appointment required · $20 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Sable Bluff; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 19 producers in Santa Margarita Ranch · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 82 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
6070 Ranchita Canyon Rd
Santa Margarita, CA · Santa Margarita Ranch
Sat–Sun 10:00–16:00
By appointment
$20 per person
No dogs · No food service
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.
Sable Bluff is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
18 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · no parent group on file. Reports 80% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 80.
Cruxvine scores Sable Bluff's tasting room 77 out of 100 and the winery 82 overall, ranking it =137 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is below the Paso Robles median of 83. Eighteen wines out of nine thousand cases at $83, value at 73 — a broad range with a narrow reason to buy.
Tasting at Sable Bluff costs $20 per person.
Yes — Sable Bluff is by appointment only. It is open Sat–Sun, 10:00–16:00.
Sable Bluff is a Roussanne specialist. Cruxvine assessed 18 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2018 at 89 points.
The 2023 bottling drinks from 2024 and is at peak between 2024 and 2025, holding to about 2027.