“Forty-nine years in the Highlands, still no additions list and no estate fruit — the Syrah is better than the housekeeping.”
= shared rank: 19 producers score 83
Salinas Grove is a Syrah producer in the Paso Robles Highlands District 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 value for price (92); its weakest is transparency (71). The average bottle costs $54, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 5512 Airport Rd, Creston · Fri–Sun 11:00–16:00 · appointment required · $20 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Salinas Grove; 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 83 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
5512 Airport Rd
Creston, CA · Paso Robles Highlands District
Fri–Sun 11:00–16:00
By appointment
$20 per person
Dogs welcome · No food service
Tasting room scored 83
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.
Salinas Grove is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
9 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 1977. Does not report an estate-fruit percentage.
Declines to disclose additions. Transparency scored 71.
Cruxvine scores Salinas Grove's tasting room 83 out of 100 and the winery 83 overall, ranking it =118 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is below the Paso Robles median of 83. Forty-nine years in the Highlands, still no additions list and no estate fruit — the Syrah is better than the housekeeping.
Tasting at Salinas Grove costs $20 per person.
Yes — Salinas Grove is by appointment only. It is open Fri–Sun, 11:00–16:00.
Salinas Grove is a Syrah specialist. Cruxvine assessed 9 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2021 at 87 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2027 and 2031, holding to about 2036.
At Salinas Grove, dogs are welcome.