“Eighteen wines is a lot of Counoise to get through in a room scoring 79; the wine itself is the reason to try.”
= shared rank: 6 producers score 88
Stapleton Ridge is a Counoise producer in the Willow Creek District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 88 out of 100 — 3 points above the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =51 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 5 other producers). Its strongest category is consistency (92); its weakest is tasting room (79). The average bottle costs $83, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 4528 Hwy 46 West, Paso Robles · Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00 · appointment required · $25 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Stapleton Ridge; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 16 producers in Willow Creek District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 88 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
4528 Hwy 46 West
Paso Robles, CA · Willow Creek District
Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00
By appointment
$25 per person
Dogs welcome · No food service
Tasting room scored 79
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.
Stapleton Ridge is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
18 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 1989. Reports 74% estate-grown fruit.
Publishes a full additions list. Transparency scored 92.
Cruxvine scores Stapleton Ridge's tasting room 79 out of 100 and the winery 88 overall, ranking it =51 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is below the Paso Robles median of 83. Eighteen wines is a lot of Counoise to get through in a room scoring 79; the wine itself is the reason to try.
Tasting at Stapleton Ridge costs $25 per person.
Yes — Stapleton Ridge is by appointment only. It is open Wed–Sun, 11:00–17:00.
Stapleton Ridge is a Counoise specialist. Cruxvine assessed 18 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2021 at 93 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2028 and 2032, holding to about 2039.
At Stapleton Ridge, dogs are welcome.