“Fifty-four years in Templeton Gap on 55% estate fruit; the Tempranillo is consistent at 95 and the room has never been the point.”
= shared rank: 11 producers score 91
Bramble Hill is a Tempranillo producer in the Templeton Gap District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 91 out of 100 — 6 points above the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =19 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 10 other producers). Its strongest category is wine quality (95); its weakest is tasting room (83). The average bottle costs $85, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 6875 Airport Rd, Templeton · Thu–Sun 11:00–17:00 · appointment required · $35 tasting, waived on purchase. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Bramble Hill; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 14 producers in Templeton Gap District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 91 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
6875 Airport Rd
Templeton, CA · Templeton Gap District
Thu–Sun 11:00–17:00
By appointment
$35 per person
Waived on purchase
Dogs welcome · No food service
Tasting room scored 83
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.
Bramble Hill is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
10 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Vintner Hollow Group. Reports 55% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 84.
Cruxvine scores Bramble Hill's tasting room 83 out of 100 and the winery 91 overall, ranking it =19 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is below the Paso Robles median of 83. Fifty-four years in Templeton Gap on 55% estate fruit; the Tempranillo is consistent at 95 and the room has never been the point.
Tasting at Bramble Hill costs $35 per person, waived with a bottle purchase.
Yes — Bramble Hill is by appointment only. It is open Thu–Sun, 11:00–17:00.
Bramble Hill is a Tempranillo specialist. Cruxvine assessed 10 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2017 at 96 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2027 and 2032, holding to about 2039.
At Bramble Hill, dogs are welcome.