“An 89-point room in front of $83 Zinfandel with value at 69 — Highland Furrow is priced for a wine it does not make.”
= shared rank: 12 producers score 81
Highland Furrow is a Zinfandel producer in the Paso Robles Geneseo District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 81 out of 100 — 4 points below the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =147 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 11 other producers). Its strongest category is tasting room (89); its weakest is value for price (69). The average bottle costs $83, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 6795 Ranchita Canyon Rd, Paso Robles · Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00 · appointment required · $30 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Highland Furrow; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 10 producers in Paso Robles Geneseo District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 81 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
6795 Ranchita Canyon Rd
Paso Robles, CA · Paso Robles Geneseo District
Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00
By appointment
$30 per person
No dogs · Food served
Tasting room scored 89
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 Furrow is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
9 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 1987. Does not report an estate-fruit percentage.
Declines to disclose additions. Transparency scored 69.
Cruxvine scores Highland Furrow's tasting room 89 out of 100 and the winery 81 overall, ranking it =147 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is above the Paso Robles median of 83. An 89-point room in front of $83 Zinfandel with value at 69 — Highland Furrow is priced for a wine it does not make.
Tasting at Highland Furrow costs $30 per person.
Yes — Highland Furrow is by appointment only. It is open Wed–Sun, 11:00–17:00.
Highland Furrow is a Zinfandel specialist. Cruxvine assessed 9 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2021 at 85 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2025 and 2028, holding to about 2033.
At Highland Furrow, food is served.