“Five wines from 96% estate Highlands fruit at $74, with value at 74 — priced for the district, not for the score.”
= shared rank: 16 producers score 85
Vashon Grove is a Cabernet Sauvignon producer in the Paso Robles Highlands District 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 wine quality (89); its weakest is value for price (74). The average bottle costs $74, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 7955 Estrella Rd, Creston · Daily 10:00–17:00 · walk-ins welcome · $20 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Vashon 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 85 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
7955 Estrella Rd
Creston, CA · Paso Robles Highlands District
Daily 10:00–17:00
Walk-ins welcome
$20 per person
No dogs · No food service
Tasting room scored 78
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.
Vashon Grove is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
5 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 1994. Reports 96% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 89.
Cruxvine scores Vashon Grove's tasting room 78 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. Five wines from 96% estate Highlands fruit at $74, with value at 74 — priced for the district, not for the score.
Tasting at Vashon Grove costs $20 per person.
No — Vashon Grove takes walk-ins. It is open Daily, 10:00–17:00.
Vashon Grove is a Cabernet Sauvignon specialist. Cruxvine assessed 5 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2021 at 91 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2027 and 2031, holding to about 2037.