“Eight hundred cases, 40% estate, $104: you are paying for scarcity and for somebody else's vineyard.”
= shared rank: 7 producers score 90
Hemsley & Ulmer is a Zinfandel producer in the Adelaida District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 90 out of 100 — 5 points above the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =30 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 6 other producers). Its strongest category is consistency (93); its weakest is value for price (81). The average bottle costs $104, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 3390 Union Rd, Paso Robles · Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00 · appointment required · $30 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Hemsley & Ulmer; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 24 producers in Adelaida District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 90 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
3390 Union Rd
Paso Robles, CA · Adelaida District
Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00
By appointment
$30 per person
No dogs · No food service
Tasting room scored 91
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 & Ulmer is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
7 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 2008. Reports 40% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 86.
Cruxvine scores Hemsley & Ulmer's tasting room 91 out of 100 and the winery 90 overall, ranking it =30 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is above the Paso Robles median of 83. Eight hundred cases, 40% estate, $104: you are paying for scarcity and for somebody else's vineyard.
Tasting at Hemsley & Ulmer costs $30 per person.
Yes — Hemsley & Ulmer is by appointment only. It is open Wed–Sun, 11:00–17:00.
Hemsley & Ulmer is a Zinfandel specialist. Cruxvine assessed 7 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2018 at 97 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2028 and 2033, holding to about 2040.