Cruxvine scores 19 producers in the Paso Robles Highlands District. The median Crux Score here is 82 against 85 for Paso Robles as a whole, and the median bottle is $58 against $69.
| # | Producer & verdict | Crux | Avg | Value | Δ med 82 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =30 | Larkin & Wexler Paso Robles Highlands District · Zinfandel · Creston Seventeen wines, all estate, $60, and not one of the last ten vintages below 83. | 90 | $60 | 91 | +8 | |
| =37 | Huer Huero Rise Paso Robles Highlands District · Zinfandel · Creston Fourteen thousand cases from five wines, transparency at 96 — a large producer that behaves like a small one. | 89 | $64 | 86 | +7 | |
| =37 | Mabry & Vantrease Paso Robles Highlands District · Merlot · Creston A value score of 96 at $72 across eighteen wines, and 2024 is the vintage that finally beat 2016. | 89 | $72 | 96 | +7 | |
| =57 | Kell Wash Paso Robles Highlands District · Grenache Blanc · Creston Grenache Blanc at $44 with value at 97, walk-in, in a district most visitors never reach. | 87 | $44 | 97 | +5 | |
| =88 | Vashon Grove Paso Robles Highlands District · Cabernet Sauvignon · Creston Five wines from 96% estate Highlands fruit at $74, with value at 74 — priced for the district, not for the score. | 85 | $74 | 74 | +3 | |
| =104 | Boye Bluff Paso Robles Highlands District · Merlot · Creston Eight hundred cases, five wines, $91, and a room at 75 — a wine club with a tasting bar. | 84 | $91 | 77 | +2 | |
| =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 | +1 | |
| =118 | Vantrease & Ashby Paso Robles Highlands District · Petit Verdot · Creston A tasting room scoring 69 in front of $35 Petit Verdot with value at 97: buy the wine, skip the appointment. | 83 | $35 | 97 | +1 | |
| =137 | Naveau Estate Paso Robles Highlands District · Counoise · Creston Six wines from 96% estate Highlands fruit at $78, walk-in, with value at 69 — the vineyard deserves better pricing. | 82 | $78 | 69 | ±0 | |
| =137 | Rushmore Rise Paso Robles Highlands District · Tempranillo · Creston Sixteen wines at $58, walk-in, 80% estate: Rushmore Rise is a Highlands workhorse and does not claim otherwise. | 82 | $58 | 75 | ±0 | |
| =147 | Cold Spring Grove Paso Robles Highlands District · Tempranillo · Creston A $50 fee, fourteen wines, no vineyard, no disclosure — Cold Spring Grove charges like a house with more to show. | 81 | $48 | 83 | −1 | |
| =159 | Zephyr Bench Paso Robles Highlands District · Roussanne · Creston Twelve wines, named pours, 80% estate, $15 to taste — modest at every point, including the Roussanne. | 80 | $69 | 71 | −2 | |
| =167 | Huer Huero Hollow Paso Robles Highlands District · Tempranillo · Creston Thirty-eight dollars and consistency at 74: fourteen wines that vary more than the price suggests they should. | 79 | $38 | 85 | −3 | |
| =167 | Verrone & Orsini Paso Robles Highlands District · Tempranillo · Creston All estate Highlands Tempranillo at $80 with a 71-point room — everything is invested in the vineyard and none of it in the door. | 79 | $80 | 76 | −3 | |
| =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 | −4 | |
| =176 | Barn Bench Paso Robles Highlands District · Merlot · Creston Five wines, eight hundred cases, transparency at 62 — the least documented producer in the appellation. | 77 | $50 | 83 | −5 | |
| =176 | Linne Crossing Paso Robles Highlands District · Roussanne · Creston Nineteen wines from eight hundred cases at $49, walk-in, 96% estate — enormous range, small vineyard, modest wine. | 77 | $49 | 82 | −5 | |
| =183 | Bellhaven Winery Paso Robles Highlands District · Mourvèdre · Creston Eighteen dollars a bottle — the cheapest wine Cruxvine scores, with value at 87 and quality at 74, which is exactly what $18 buys. | 75 | $18 | 87 | −7 | |
| =183 | Orsini Vineyards Paso Robles Highlands District · Mourvèdre · Creston Seventeen wines out of twenty-two hundred cases from a house founded in 2015 — too many labels, too little wine behind them. | 75 | $40 | 76 | −7 |
The Paso Robles Highlands District is one of eleven sub-districts of the Paso Robles AVA. Cruxvine scores 19 producers there, with a median Crux Score of 82 — 3 points below the Paso Robles median of 85. The most common grape among them is Tempranillo.
Larkin & Wexler, at a Crux Score of 90 — =30 of 187 in Paso Robles overall. Seventeen wines, all estate, $60, and not one of the last ten vintages below 83.
Cruxvine has scored 19 producers in the Paso Robles Highlands District, out of 187 in the Paso Robles AVA.