“Twenty-eight dollars a bottle and a value score of 99: the cheapest way to drink Geneseo Grenache seriously.”
= shared rank: 14 producers score 89
Highland Gate is a Grenache producer in the Paso Robles Geneseo District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 89 out of 100 — 4 points above the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =37 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 13 other producers). Its strongest category is value for price (99); its weakest is consistency (87). The average bottle costs $28, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 9477 Vineyard Dr, Paso Robles · Sat–Sun 10:00–16:00 · appointment required · $20 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Highland Gate; 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 89 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
9477 Vineyard Dr
Paso Robles, CA · Paso Robles Geneseo District
Sat–Sun 10:00–16:00
By appointment
$20 per person
No dogs · No food service
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 Gate is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
12 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 1979. Reports 65% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 88.
Cruxvine scores Highland Gate's tasting room 89 out of 100 and the winery 89 overall, ranking it =37 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is above the Paso Robles median of 83. Twenty-eight dollars a bottle and a value score of 99: the cheapest way to drink Geneseo Grenache seriously.
Tasting at Highland Gate costs $20 per person.
Yes — Highland Gate is by appointment only. It is open Sat–Sun, 10:00–16:00.
Highland Gate is a Grenache specialist. Cruxvine assessed 12 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2021 at 95 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2029 and 2034, holding to about 2041.