“Named tastings, full additions published, 80% estate — Salinas Terrace's paperwork is better than its Cabernet.”
= shared rank: 19 producers score 83
Salinas Terrace is a Cabernet Sauvignon 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 transparency (89); its weakest is consistency (79). The average bottle costs $60, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 8104 Creston Rd, Shandon · Daily 11:00–18:00 · appointment required · $45 tasting, waived on purchase. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Salinas Terrace; 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.
8104 Creston Rd
Shandon, CA · San Juan Creek
Daily 11:00–18:00
By appointment
$45 per person
Waived on purchase
No dogs · No food service
Tasting room scored 88
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 Terrace is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
16 wines assessed. Not all pours were blind; the score is capped accordingly.
Independent · family-held since 1985. Reports 80% estate-grown fruit.
Publishes a full additions list. Transparency scored 89.
Cruxvine scores Salinas Terrace's tasting room 88 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. Named tastings, full additions published, 80% estate — Salinas Terrace's paperwork is better than its Cabernet.
Tasting at Salinas Terrace costs $45 per person, waived with a bottle purchase.
Yes — Salinas Terrace is by appointment only. It is open Daily, 11:00–18:00.
Salinas Terrace is a Cabernet Sauvignon specialist. Cruxvine assessed 16 of its wines, 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 2036.