“Ninety-nine points on 55% estate fruit: Highland Cellars buys brilliantly and charges $113 for the result.”
= shared rank: 4 producers score 94
Highland Cellars is a Merlot producer in the Willow Creek District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 94 out of 100 — 9 points above the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =5 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 3 other producers). Its strongest category is wine quality (99); its weakest is value for price (79). The average bottle costs $113, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 2568 Adelaida Rd, Paso Robles · Daily 10:00–17:00 · appointment required · $20 tasting, waived on purchase. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Highland Cellars; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 16 producers in Willow Creek District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 94 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
2568 Adelaida Rd
Paso Robles, CA · Willow Creek District
Daily 10:00–17:00
By appointment
$20 per person
Waived on purchase
No dogs · Food served
Tasting room scored 92
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.
Highland Cellars is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
8 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Mid-State Beverage Co.. Reports 55% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 86.
Cruxvine scores Highland Cellars's tasting room 92 out of 100 and the winery 94 overall, ranking it =5 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is above the Paso Robles median of 83. Ninety-nine points on 55% estate fruit: Highland Cellars buys brilliantly and charges $113 for the result.
Tasting at Highland Cellars costs $20 per person, waived with a bottle purchase.
Yes — Highland Cellars is by appointment only. It is open Daily, 10:00–17:00.
Highland Cellars is a Merlot specialist. Cruxvine assessed 8 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2021 at 97 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2030 and 2036, holding to about 2044.
At Highland Cellars, food is served.