“All estate Highlands Tempranillo at $80 with a 71-point room — everything is invested in the vineyard and none of it in the door.”
= shared rank: 6 producers score 79
Verrone & Orsini is a Tempranillo producer in the Paso Robles Highlands 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 (83); its weakest is tasting room (71). The average bottle costs $80, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 4018 Creston Rd, Creston · Thu–Sun 11:00–17:00 · appointment required · $25 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Verrone & Orsini; 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 79 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
4018 Creston Rd
Creston, CA · Paso Robles Highlands District
Thu–Sun 11:00–17:00
By appointment
$25 per person
No dogs · No food service
Tasting room scored 71
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.
Verrone & Orsini is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
6 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 1981. Reports 100% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 81.
Cruxvine scores Verrone & Orsini's tasting room 71 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. All estate Highlands Tempranillo at $80 with a 71-point room — everything is invested in the vineyard and none of it in the door.
Tasting at Verrone & Orsini costs $25 per person.
Yes — Verrone & Orsini is by appointment only. It is open Thu–Sun, 11:00–17:00.
Verrone & Orsini is a Tempranillo specialist. Cruxvine assessed 6 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2021 at 85 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2025 and 2028, holding to about 2032.