Which Paso Robles winery makes the best Syrah?
Boye Grove, at a Crux Score of 86. Cruxvine scores 11 Paso Robles producers whose lead grape is Syrah; their median score is 83 and their median bottle is $61.
Every Paso Robles producer Cruxvine scores whose lead grape is Syrah, ranked. Median Crux Score 83, median bottle $61.
Pays for a claimed listing, owns no vineyard, and will not say what it adds — the 86 is the Syrah's doing, not the paperwork's.
All estate, fifteen wines, eight hundred cases, additions published in full — San Juan Creek's most transparent small producer.
Nine thousand cases of Templeton Gap Syrah at $53 that never quite excel and never disappoint.
Thirty-nine dollars, walk-in, value at 96, and nothing published about what is in it.
All estate El Pomar Syrah at $61 — consistency at 77 is the price of a young vineyard, not a careless one.
Eighteen wines out of eight hundred cases at $87, with value at 72 — ambition running well ahead of the arithmetic.
Forty-nine years in the Highlands, still no additions list and no estate fruit — the Syrah is better than the housekeeping.
Publishes its full additions list and scores 70 for the room; 2024 is the best Syrah Corliss Draw has made.
| # | Producer & verdict | Crux | Avg | Value | Δ med 83 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =76 | Boye Grove Paso Robles Geneseo District · Syrah · Paso Robles Pays for a claimed listing, owns no vineyard, and will not say what it adds — the 86 is the Syrah's doing, not the paperwork's. | 86 | $69 | 82 | +3 | |
| =76 | Ostrom Rise San Juan Creek · Syrah · Shandon All estate, fifteen wines, eight hundred cases, additions published in full — San Juan Creek's most transparent small producer. | 86 | $61 | 90 | +3 | |
| =88 | Stapleton Knoll Templeton Gap District · Syrah · Templeton Nine thousand cases of Templeton Gap Syrah at $53 that never quite excel and never disappoint. | 85 | $53 | 82 | +2 | |
| =104 | Jack Furrow El Pomar District · Syrah · Templeton Thirty-nine dollars, walk-in, value at 96, and nothing published about what is in it. | 84 | $39 | 96 | +1 | |
| =118 | Corliss Wash El Pomar District · Syrah · Templeton All estate El Pomar Syrah at $61 — consistency at 77 is the price of a young vineyard, not a careless one. | 83 | $61 | 86 | ±0 | |
| =118 | Norwood Flat Santa Margarita Ranch · Syrah · Santa Margarita Eighteen wines out of eight hundred cases at $87, with value at 72 — ambition running well ahead of the arithmetic. | 83 | $87 | 72 | ±0 | |
| =118 | Salinas Grove Paso Robles Highlands District · Syrah · Creston Forty-nine years in the Highlands, still no additions list and no estate fruit — the Syrah is better than the housekeeping. | 83 | $54 | 92 | ±0 | |
| =137 | Corliss Draw San Miguel District · Syrah · San Miguel Publishes its full additions list and scores 70 for the room; 2024 is the best Syrah Corliss Draw has made. | 82 | $54 | 80 | −1 | |
| =147 | Jack Gate Santa Margarita Ranch · Syrah · Santa Margarita Publishes its full additions list on 92% estate fruit at $53; quality of 79 is the honest number and it is printed. | 81 | $53 | 84 | −2 | |
| =147 | Tarrant & Kell Templeton Gap District · Syrah · Templeton A hundred per cent estate Syrah at $83, seventeen wines deep, with value at 71 — the estate is real, the price is ambitious. | 81 | $83 | 71 | −2 | |
| =173 | Paper Draw Paso Robles Highlands District · Syrah · Creston Ninety dollars with value at 64, on 96% estate Highlands Syrah — the vineyard is excellent and the pricing is not. | 78 | $90 | 64 | −5 |
Boye Grove, at a Crux Score of 86. Cruxvine scores 11 Paso Robles producers whose lead grape is Syrah; their median score is 83 and their median bottle is $61.
Among the 11 Paso Robles producers Cruxvine scores with Syrah as their lead grape, the median Crux Score is 83, against 85 for the appellation across all grapes.