Which Paso Robles winery makes the best Tempranillo?
Summit Estate, at a Crux Score of 92. Cruxvine scores 15 Paso Robles producers whose lead grape is Tempranillo; their median score is 86 and their median bottle is $77.
Every Paso Robles producer Cruxvine scores whose lead grape is Tempranillo, ranked. Median Crux Score 86, median bottle $77.
Adelaida Tempranillo from 96% estate fruit, seven wines deep, priced at $90 and worth the argument.
Fifty-four years in Templeton Gap on 55% estate fruit; the Tempranillo is consistent at 95 and the room has never been the point.
The Tempranillo is 95-point wine; at $108 with value at 74, it is the weakest bargain in Willow Creek.
Nineteen wines, a 97-point room, and a value score of 73: Wexler Crossing sells the visit as much as the bottle.
Declines to disclose additions, owns no vineyard, charges $45 that it does not refund: 79 for transparency is generous.
A 94-point room, a $50 fee and a Tempranillo that scores 86: Linne Field sells the afternoon.
Fourteen thousand cases, six wines, full additions published, walk in without an appointment — scale done plainly.
Fifty-two years old, $61, $15 to taste and additions published — Salinas Rise has never made the visit expensive.
| # | Producer & verdict | Crux | Avg | Value | Δ med 86 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =13 | Summit Estate Adelaida District · Tempranillo · Paso Robles Adelaida Tempranillo from 96% estate fruit, seven wines deep, priced at $90 and worth the argument. | 92 | $90 | 87 | +6 | |
| =19 | Bramble Hill Templeton Gap District · Tempranillo · Templeton Fifty-four years in Templeton Gap on 55% estate fruit; the Tempranillo is consistent at 95 and the room has never been the point. | 91 | $85 | 88 | +5 | |
| =19 | Huer Huero Hill Willow Creek District · Tempranillo · Paso Robles The Tempranillo is 95-point wine; at $108 with value at 74, it is the weakest bargain in Willow Creek. | 91 | $108 | 74 | +5 | |
| =19 | Wexler Crossing Adelaida District · Tempranillo · Paso Robles Nineteen wines, a 97-point room, and a value score of 73: Wexler Crossing sells the visit as much as the bottle. | 91 | $108 | 73 | +5 | |
| =57 | Ivers Mesa El Pomar District · Tempranillo · Templeton Declines to disclose additions, owns no vineyard, charges $45 that it does not refund: 79 for transparency is generous. | 87 | $78 | 84 | +1 | |
| =57 | Linne Field Willow Creek District · Tempranillo · Paso Robles A 94-point room, a $50 fee and a Tempranillo that scores 86: Linne Field sells the afternoon. | 87 | $92 | 75 | +1 | |
| =76 | Cold Spring Row San Juan Creek · Tempranillo · Shandon Fourteen thousand cases, six wines, full additions published, walk in without an appointment — scale done plainly. | 86 | $73 | 86 | ±0 | |
| =76 | Salinas Rise Adelaida District · Tempranillo · Paso Robles Fifty-two years old, $61, $15 to taste and additions published — Salinas Rise has never made the visit expensive. | 86 | $61 | 89 | ±0 | |
| =104 | Huer Huero Gate Creston District · Tempranillo · Creston Nineteen wines out of twenty-two hundred cases is a range problem, not a quality one; the Tempranillo holds it together. | 84 | $73 | 76 | −2 | |
| =118 | Tarrant & Bellamy Creston District · Tempranillo · Creston Sixteen wines, walk-in, $20 to taste, and a transparency score of 69 that the friendliness does not offset. | 83 | $64 | 82 | −3 | |
| =137 | Marchetti & Fenwick Paso Robles Estrella District · Tempranillo · Paso Robles Ninety-six per cent estate Estrella Tempranillo, and 2024 is the vintage that finally justified the $77. | 82 | $77 | 76 | −4 | |
| =137 | Rushmore Rise Paso Robles Highlands District · Tempranillo · Creston Sixteen wines at $58, walk-in, 80% estate: Rushmore Rise is a Highlands workhorse and does not claim otherwise. | 82 | $58 | 75 | −4 | |
| =147 | Cold Spring Grove Paso Robles Highlands District · Tempranillo · Creston A $50 fee, fourteen wines, no vineyard, no disclosure — Cold Spring Grove charges like a house with more to show. | 81 | $48 | 83 | −5 | |
| =167 | Huer Huero Hollow Paso Robles Highlands District · Tempranillo · Creston Thirty-eight dollars and consistency at 74: fourteen wines that vary more than the price suggests they should. | 79 | $38 | 85 | −7 | |
| =167 | Verrone & Orsini Paso Robles Highlands District · Tempranillo · Creston All estate Highlands Tempranillo at $80 with a 71-point room — everything is invested in the vineyard and none of it in the door. | 79 | $80 | 76 | −7 |
Summit Estate, at a Crux Score of 92. Cruxvine scores 15 Paso Robles producers whose lead grape is Tempranillo; their median score is 86 and their median bottle is $77.
Among the 15 Paso Robles producers Cruxvine scores with Tempranillo as their lead grape, the median Crux Score is 86, against 85 for the appellation across all grapes.