“Adelaida Tempranillo from 96% estate fruit, seven wines deep, priced at $90 and worth the argument.”
= shared rank: 6 producers score 92
Summit Estate is a Tempranillo producer in the Adelaida District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 92 out of 100 — 7 points above the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =13 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 5 other producers). Its strongest category is wine quality (94); its weakest is tasting room (86). The average bottle costs $90, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 2052 Vineyard Dr, Paso Robles · Sat–Sun 10:00–16:00 · appointment required · $20 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Summit Estate; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 24 producers in Adelaida District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 92 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
2052 Vineyard Dr
Paso Robles, CA · Adelaida District
Sat–Sun 10:00–16:00
By appointment
$20 per person
No dogs · No food service
Tasting room scored 86
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.
Summit Estate is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
7 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · no parent group on file. Reports 96% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 92.
Cruxvine scores Summit Estate's tasting room 86 out of 100 and the winery 92 overall, ranking it =13 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is above the Paso Robles median of 83. Adelaida Tempranillo from 96% estate fruit, seven wines deep, priced at $90 and worth the argument.
Tasting at Summit Estate costs $20 per person.
Yes — Summit Estate is by appointment only. It is open Sat–Sun, 10:00–16:00.
Summit Estate is a Tempranillo specialist. Cruxvine assessed 7 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2021 at 96 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2031 and 2036, holding to about 2044.