“Fourteen wines from eight hundred cases, and no vintage above 82 across the ten on record.”
= shared rank: 6 producers score 79
Summit Row is a Viognier producer in the El Pomar District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 79 out of 100 — 6 points below the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =167 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 5 other producers). Its strongest category is wine quality (81); its weakest is transparency (74). The average bottle costs $67, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 7872 Ranchita Canyon Rd, Templeton · Daily 10:00–17:00 · appointment required · $30 tasting, waived on purchase. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Summit Row; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 17 producers in El Pomar District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 79 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
7872 Ranchita Canyon Rd
Templeton, CA · El Pomar District
Daily 10:00–17:00
By appointment
$30 per person
Waived on purchase
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.
Summit Row is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
14 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · no parent group on file. Does not report an estate-fruit percentage.
Declines to disclose additions. Transparency scored 74.
Cruxvine scores Summit Row's tasting room 79 out of 100 and the winery 79 overall, ranking it =167 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is below the Paso Robles median of 83. Fourteen wines from eight hundred cases, and no vintage above 82 across the ten on record.
Tasting at Summit Row costs $30 per person, waived with a bottle purchase.
Yes — Summit Row is by appointment only. It is open Daily, 10:00–17:00.
Summit Row is a Viognier specialist. Cruxvine assessed 14 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2024 at 82 points.
The 2023 bottling drinks from 2024 and is at peak between 2024 and 2025, holding to about 2027.
At Summit Row, dogs are welcome.