“A 90-point room, walk-in, fifteen dollars, and a Petite Sirah at 86 — the visit outperforms the bottle.”
= shared rank: 16 producers score 85
Thorne & Rhodes is a Petite Sirah producer in the San Miguel District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 85 out of 100 — level with the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =88 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 15 other producers). Its strongest category is tasting room (90); its weakest is value for price (77). The average bottle costs $87, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 6139 Creston Rd, San Miguel · Thu–Sun 11:00–17:00 · walk-ins welcome · $15 tasting, waived on purchase. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Thorne & Rhodes; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 17 producers in San Miguel District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 85 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
6139 Creston Rd
San Miguel, CA · San Miguel District
Thu–Sun 11:00–17:00
Walk-ins welcome
$15 per person
Waived on purchase
Dogs welcome · Food served
Tasting room scored 90
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.
Thorne & Rhodes is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
13 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 2002. Reports 80% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 87.
Cruxvine scores Thorne & Rhodes's tasting room 90 out of 100 and the winery 85 overall, ranking it =88 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is above the Paso Robles median of 83. A 90-point room, walk-in, fifteen dollars, and a Petite Sirah at 86 — the visit outperforms the bottle.
Tasting at Thorne & Rhodes costs $15 per person, waived with a bottle purchase.
No — Thorne & Rhodes takes walk-ins. It is open Thu–Sun, 11:00–17:00.
Thorne & Rhodes is a Petite Sirah specialist. Cruxvine assessed 13 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 2028 and 2032, holding to about 2038.
At Thorne & Rhodes, dogs are welcome and food is served.