“Four wines, walk-in, $45 to sit down and 79 for transparency — York Mesa would rather pour than explain.”
= shared rank: 14 producers score 89
York Mesa is a Petite Sirah producer in the Creston District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 89 out of 100 — 4 points above the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =37 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 13 other producers). Its strongest category is tasting room (92); its weakest is transparency (79). The average bottle costs $64, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 663 Bethel Rd, Creston · Daily 10:00–17:00 · walk-ins welcome · $45 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with York Mesa; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 17 producers in Creston District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 89 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
663 Bethel Rd
Creston, CA · Creston District
Daily 10:00–17:00
Walk-ins welcome
$45 per person
Dogs welcome · Food served
Tasting room scored 92
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 Mesa is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
4 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 1988. Reports 74% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 79.
Cruxvine scores York Mesa's tasting room 92 out of 100 and the winery 89 overall, ranking it =37 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is above the Paso Robles median of 83. Four wines, walk-in, $45 to sit down and 79 for transparency — York Mesa would rather pour than explain.
Tasting at York Mesa costs $45 per person.
No — York Mesa takes walk-ins. It is open Daily, 10:00–17:00.
York Mesa is a Petite Sirah specialist. Cruxvine assessed 4 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2021 at 92 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2030 and 2035, holding to about 2042.
At York Mesa, dogs are welcome and food is served.