“Twenty-seven dollars a bottle with value at 93: the whole case for San Miguel Marsanne, made cheaply.”
= shared rank: 12 producers score 81
Hollis & Hemsley is a Marsanne producer in the San Miguel 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 value for price (93); its weakest is transparency (75). The average bottle costs $27, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 4388 Bethel Rd, San Miguel · Daily 10:00–17:00 · appointment required · $30 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Hollis & Hemsley; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 17 producers in San Miguel District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 81 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
4388 Bethel Rd
San Miguel, CA · San Miguel District
Daily 10:00–17:00
By appointment
$30 per person
Dogs welcome · No food service
Tasting room scored 76
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.
Hollis & Hemsley is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
8 wines assessed. Not all pours were blind; the score is capped accordingly.
Independent · family-held since 1987. Reports 65% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 75.
Cruxvine scores Hollis & Hemsley's tasting room 76 out of 100 and the winery 81 overall, ranking it =147 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is below the Paso Robles median of 83. Twenty-seven dollars a bottle with value at 93: the whole case for San Miguel Marsanne, made cheaply.
Tasting at Hollis & Hemsley costs $30 per person.
Yes — Hollis & Hemsley is by appointment only. It is open Daily, 10:00–17:00.
Hollis & Hemsley is a Marsanne specialist. Cruxvine assessed 8 of its wines, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2018 at 85 points.
The 2023 bottling drinks from 2024 and is at peak between 2024 and 2025, holding to about 2027.
At Hollis & Hemsley, dogs are welcome.