“The 2024 is the best wine Yost & Halloran has made, which makes the $50 fee easier to justify than it was.”
= shared rank: 16 producers score 85
Yost & Halloran is a Merlot producer in the Paso Robles Estrella 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 transparency (91); its weakest is value for price (72). The average bottle costs $83, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 502 Peachy Canyon Rd, Paso Robles · Daily 10:00–17:00 · walk-ins welcome · $50 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Yost & Halloran; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 13 producers in Paso Robles Estrella District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 85 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
502 Peachy Canyon Rd
Paso Robles, CA · Paso Robles Estrella District
Daily 10:00–17:00
Walk-ins welcome
$50 per person
No dogs · Food served
Tasting room scored 87
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.
Yost & Halloran is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
7 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 2014. Reports 55% estate-grown fruit.
Publishes a full additions list. Transparency scored 91.
Cruxvine scores Yost & Halloran's tasting room 87 out of 100 and the winery 85 overall, ranking it =88 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is above the Paso Robles median of 83. The 2024 is the best wine Yost & Halloran has made, which makes the $50 fee easier to justify than it was.
Tasting at Yost & Halloran costs $50 per person.
No — Yost & Halloran takes walk-ins. It is open Daily, 10:00–17:00.
Yost & Halloran is a Merlot specialist. Cruxvine assessed 7 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2024 at 89 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2028 and 2032, holding to about 2038.
At Yost & Halloran, food is served.