“Eighteen wines from eight hundred cases, free to taste, walk in — Tarrant Knoll would rather you tried everything than bought much.”
= shared rank: 12 producers score 81
Tarrant Knoll is a Grenache producer in the Creston District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 81 out of 100 — 4 points below the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =147 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 11 other producers). Its strongest category is consistency (84); its weakest is transparency (76). The average bottle costs $65, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 8326 Adelaida Rd, Creston · Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00 · walk-ins welcome · tasting free. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Tarrant Knoll; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 17 producers in Creston District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 81 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
8326 Adelaida Rd
Creston, CA · Creston District
Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00
Walk-ins welcome
Free
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.
Tarrant Knoll is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
18 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 1978. Reports 55% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 76.
Cruxvine scores Tarrant Knoll's tasting room 77 out of 100 and the winery 81 overall, ranking it =147 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is below the Paso Robles median of 83. Eighteen wines from eight hundred cases, free to taste, walk in — Tarrant Knoll would rather you tried everything than bought much.
Tasting at Tarrant Knoll is free.
No — Tarrant Knoll takes walk-ins. It is open Wed–Sun, 11:00–17:00.
Tarrant Knoll is a Grenache specialist. Cruxvine assessed 18 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2018 at 88 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2024 and 2027, holding to about 2032.