“Marsanne at 98 for quality and 82 for the room: come for the bottle, not the hour.”
= shared rank: 11 producers score 91
Fairbourne Rise is a Marsanne producer in the Santa Margarita Ranch of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 91 out of 100 — 6 points above the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =19 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 10 other producers). Its strongest category is wine quality (98); its weakest is value for price (80). The average bottle costs $100, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 4434 Ranchita Canyon Rd, Santa Margarita · Daily 10:00–17:00 · walk-ins welcome · $30 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Fairbourne Rise; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 19 producers in Santa Margarita Ranch · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 91 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
4434 Ranchita Canyon Rd
Santa Margarita, CA · Santa Margarita Ranch
Daily 10:00–17:00
Walk-ins welcome
$30 per person
No dogs · No food service
Tasting room scored 82
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.
Fairbourne Rise is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
10 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 2002. Reports 88% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 84.
Cruxvine scores Fairbourne Rise's tasting room 82 out of 100 and the winery 91 overall, ranking it =19 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is below the Paso Robles median of 83. Marsanne at 98 for quality and 82 for the room: come for the bottle, not the hour.
Tasting at Fairbourne Rise costs $30 per person.
No — Fairbourne Rise takes walk-ins. It is open Daily, 10:00–17:00.
Fairbourne Rise is a Marsanne specialist. Cruxvine assessed 10 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2021 at 97 points.
The 2023 bottling drinks from 2024 and is at peak between 2024 and 2027, holding to about 2032.