“Ninety-three for the wine, 78 for the room: Amsel & Thorne is a bottle shop that happens to have chairs.”
= shared rank: 19 producers score 87
Amsel & Thorne is a Counoise producer in the Santa Margarita Ranch of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 87 out of 100 — 2 points above the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =57 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 18 other producers). Its strongest category is wine quality (93); its weakest is tasting room (78). The average bottle costs $70, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 8909 El Pomar Dr, Santa Margarita · Sat–Sun 10:00–16:00 · appointment required · $15 tasting, waived on purchase. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Amsel & Thorne; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 19 producers in Santa Margarita Ranch · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 87 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
8909 El Pomar Dr
Santa Margarita, CA · Santa Margarita Ranch
Sat–Sun 10:00–16:00
By appointment
$15 per person
Waived on purchase
Dogs welcome · Food served
Tasting room scored 78
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 & Thorne is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
7 wines assessed. Not all pours were blind; the score is capped accordingly.
Independent · no parent group on file. Reports 100% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 84.
Cruxvine scores Amsel & Thorne's tasting room 78 out of 100 and the winery 87 overall, ranking it =57 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is below the Paso Robles median of 83. Ninety-three for the wine, 78 for the room: Amsel & Thorne is a bottle shop that happens to have chairs.
Tasting at Amsel & Thorne costs $15 per person, waived with a bottle purchase.
Yes — Amsel & Thorne is by appointment only. It is open Sat–Sun, 10:00–16:00.
Amsel & Thorne is a Counoise specialist. Cruxvine assessed 7 of its wines, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2021 at 90 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2030 and 2034, holding to about 2040.
At Amsel & Thorne, dogs are welcome and food is served.