“Seventeen wines, no vineyard, no additions list — Hemsley Grade is a brand before it is a farm.”
= shared rank: 16 producers score 85
Hemsley Grade is a Counoise producer in the Adelaida District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 85 out of 100 — level with the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =88 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 15 other producers). Its strongest category is wine quality (88); its weakest is transparency (72). The average bottle costs $65, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 975 Willow Creek Rd, Paso Robles · Thu–Sun 11:00–17:00 · appointment required · $20 tasting, waived on purchase. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Hemsley Grade; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 24 producers in Adelaida District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 85 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
975 Willow Creek Rd
Paso Robles, CA · Adelaida District
Thu–Sun 11:00–17:00
By appointment
$20 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.
Hemsley Grade is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
17 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 2013. Does not report an estate-fruit percentage.
Declines to disclose additions. Transparency scored 72.
Cruxvine scores Hemsley Grade's tasting room 83 out of 100 and the winery 85 overall, ranking it =88 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is below the Paso Robles median of 83. Seventeen wines, no vineyard, no additions list — Hemsley Grade is a brand before it is a farm.
Tasting at Hemsley Grade costs $20 per person, waived with a bottle purchase.
Yes — Hemsley Grade is by appointment only. It is open Thu–Sun, 11:00–17:00.
Hemsley Grade is a Counoise specialist. Cruxvine assessed 17 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2018 at 90 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2026 and 2030, holding to about 2036.
At Hemsley Grade, dogs are welcome.