“Consistency at 87 from nine thousand cases nobody here grew; York Flat is a reliable blend and an opaque one.”
= shared rank: 10 producers score 82
York Flat is a Grenache producer in the Paso Robles Geneseo District 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 (87); its weakest is transparency (72). The average bottle costs $63, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 6661 Airport Rd, Paso Robles · Daily 10:00–17:00 · appointment required · $40 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with York Flat; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 10 producers in Paso Robles Geneseo District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 82 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
6661 Airport Rd
Paso Robles, CA · Paso Robles Geneseo District
Daily 10:00–17:00
By appointment
$40 per person
No dogs · No food service
Tasting room scored 74
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.
York Flat is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
8 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · no parent group on file. Does not report an estate-fruit percentage.
Declines to disclose additions. Transparency scored 72.
Cruxvine scores York Flat's tasting room 74 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. Consistency at 87 from nine thousand cases nobody here grew; York Flat is a reliable blend and an opaque one.
Tasting at York Flat costs $40 per person.
Yes — York Flat is by appointment only. It is open Daily, 10:00–17:00.
York Flat is a Grenache specialist. Cruxvine assessed 8 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 2030, holding to about 2035.