“Nineteen wines out of twenty-two hundred cases is a range problem, not a quality one; the Tempranillo holds it together.”
= shared rank: 14 producers score 84
Huer Huero Gate is a Tempranillo producer in the Creston District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 84 out of 100 — 1 point below the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =104 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 13 other producers). Its strongest category is tasting room (89); its weakest is value for price (76). The average bottle costs $73, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 6346 Airport Rd, Creston · Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00 · appointment required · $30 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Huer Huero Gate; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 17 producers in Creston District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 84 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
6346 Airport Rd
Creston, CA · Creston District
Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00
By appointment
$30 per person
Dogs welcome · 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.
Huer Huero Gate is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
19 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 2011. Reports 96% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 83.
Cruxvine scores Huer Huero Gate's tasting room 89 out of 100 and the winery 84 overall, ranking it =104 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is above the Paso Robles median of 83. Nineteen wines out of twenty-two hundred cases is a range problem, not a quality one; the Tempranillo holds it together.
Tasting at Huer Huero Gate costs $30 per person.
Yes — Huer Huero Gate is by appointment only. It is open Wed–Sun, 11:00–17:00.
Huer Huero Gate is a Tempranillo specialist. Cruxvine assessed 19 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2018 at 91 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2029 and 2033, holding to about 2039.
At Huer Huero Gate, dogs are welcome.