“A $50 fee, no refund, and a 77-point room attached to Counoise that scores 90; the numbers do not flatter the visit.”
= shared rank: 19 producers score 87
Gorse Bluff is a Counoise producer in the El Pomar District 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 consistency (91); its weakest is tasting room (77). The average bottle costs $78, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 3616 Nacimiento Lake Dr, Templeton · Thu–Sun 11:00–17:00 · appointment required · $50 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Gorse Bluff; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 17 producers in El Pomar District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 87 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
3616 Nacimiento Lake Dr
Templeton, CA · El Pomar District
Thu–Sun 11:00–17:00
By appointment
$50 per person
No dogs · No food service
Tasting room scored 77
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.
Gorse Bluff is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
7 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 1987. Reports 88% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 83.
Cruxvine scores Gorse Bluff's tasting room 77 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. A $50 fee, no refund, and a 77-point room attached to Counoise that scores 90; the numbers do not flatter the visit.
Tasting at Gorse Bluff costs $50 per person.
Yes — Gorse Bluff is by appointment only. It is open Thu–Sun, 11:00–17:00.
Gorse Bluff is a Counoise specialist. Cruxvine assessed 7 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2018 at 93 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2029 and 2033, holding to about 2039.