“Seventeen wines out of twenty-two hundred cases from a house founded in 2015 — too many labels, too little wine behind them.”
= shared rank: 5 producers score 75
Orsini Vineyards is a Mourvèdre producer in the Paso Robles Highlands District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 75 out of 100 — 10 points below the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =183 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 4 other producers). Its strongest category is wine quality (76); its weakest is transparency (66). The average bottle costs $40, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 1388 Bethel Rd, Creston · Daily 10:00–17:00 · appointment required · $25 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Orsini Vineyards; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 19 producers in Paso Robles Highlands District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 75 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
1388 Bethel Rd
Creston, CA · Paso Robles Highlands District
Daily 10:00–17:00
By appointment
$25 per person
No dogs · Food served
Tasting room scored 75
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.
Orsini Vineyards is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
17 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 2015. Does not report an estate-fruit percentage.
Declines to disclose additions. Transparency scored 66.
Cruxvine scores Orsini Vineyards's tasting room 75 out of 100 and the winery 75 overall, ranking it =183 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is below the Paso Robles median of 83. Seventeen wines out of twenty-two hundred cases from a house founded in 2015 — too many labels, too little wine behind them.
Tasting at Orsini Vineyards costs $25 per person.
Yes — Orsini Vineyards is by appointment only. It is open Daily, 10:00–17:00.
Orsini Vineyards is a Mourvèdre specialist. Cruxvine assessed 17 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2024 at 79 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2025 and 2027, holding to about 2030.
At Orsini Vineyards, food is served.