“The only transparency score of 100 in Paso Robles, on seventeen wines from fourteen hundred cases of Adelaida Cabernet.”
= shared rank: 4 producers score 93
Amsel Hollow is a Cabernet Sauvignon producer in the Adelaida District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 93 out of 100 — 8 points above the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =9 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 3 other producers). Its strongest category is transparency (100); its weakest is value for price (87). The average bottle costs $86, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 2497 Airport Rd, Paso Robles · Daily 10:00–17:00 · appointment required · tasting free. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Amsel Hollow; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 24 producers in Adelaida District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 93 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
2497 Airport Rd
Paso Robles, CA · Adelaida District
Daily 10:00–17:00
By appointment
Free
Dogs welcome · No food service
Tasting room scored 93
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.
Amsel Hollow is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
17 wines assessed. Not all pours were blind; the score is capped accordingly.
Independent · family-held since 1993. Reports 80% estate-grown fruit.
Publishes a full additions list. Transparency scored 100.
Cruxvine scores Amsel Hollow's tasting room 93 out of 100 and the winery 93 overall, ranking it =9 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is above the Paso Robles median of 83. The only transparency score of 100 in Paso Robles, on seventeen wines from fourteen hundred cases of Adelaida Cabernet.
Tasting at Amsel Hollow is free.
Yes — Amsel Hollow is by appointment only. It is open Daily, 10:00–17:00.
Amsel Hollow is a Cabernet Sauvignon specialist. Cruxvine assessed 17 of its wines, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2021 at 98 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2032 and 2037, holding to about 2045.
At Amsel Hollow, dogs are welcome.