“Twelve wines, named pours, 80% estate, $15 to taste — modest at every point, including the Roussanne.”
= shared rank: 8 producers score 80
Zephyr Bench is a Roussanne producer in the Paso Robles Highlands District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 80 out of 100 — 5 points below the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =159 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 7 other producers). Its strongest category is tasting room (84); its weakest is value for price (71). The average bottle costs $69, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 2555 Creston Rd, Creston · Daily 11:00–18:00 · appointment required · $15 tasting, waived on purchase. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Zephyr Bench; 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 80 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
2555 Creston Rd
Creston, CA · Paso Robles Highlands District
Daily 11:00–18:00
By appointment
$15 per person
Waived on purchase
No dogs · No food service
Tasting room scored 84
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.
Zephyr Bench is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
12 wines assessed. Not all pours were blind; the score is capped accordingly.
Independent · family-held since 2010. Reports 80% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 77.
Cruxvine scores Zephyr Bench's tasting room 84 out of 100 and the winery 80 overall, ranking it =159 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is above the Paso Robles median of 83. Twelve wines, named pours, 80% estate, $15 to taste — modest at every point, including the Roussanne.
Tasting at Zephyr Bench costs $15 per person, waived with a bottle purchase.
Yes — Zephyr Bench is by appointment only. It is open Daily, 11:00–18:00.
Zephyr Bench is a Roussanne specialist. Cruxvine assessed 12 of its wines, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2018 at 85 points.
The 2023 bottling drinks from 2024 and is at peak between 2024 and 2025, holding to about 2027.