“Four wines, $44, walk-in, and thirty-eight years of Creston Grenache that has never tried to be more than pleasant.”
= shared rank: 19 producers score 83
Mabry & Thorne is a Grenache producer in the Creston District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 83 out of 100 — 2 points below the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =118 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 18 other producers). Its strongest category is value for price (88); its weakest is tasting room (80). The average bottle costs $44, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 7731 Adelaida Rd, Creston · Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00 · walk-ins welcome · $25 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Mabry & Thorne; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 17 producers in Creston District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 83 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
7731 Adelaida Rd
Creston, CA · Creston District
Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00
Walk-ins welcome
$25 per person
No dogs · No food service
Tasting room scored 80
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.
Mabry & Thorne is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
4 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 1988. Reports 74% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 83.
Cruxvine scores Mabry & Thorne's tasting room 80 out of 100 and the winery 83 overall, ranking it =118 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is below the Paso Robles median of 83. Four wines, $44, walk-in, and thirty-eight years of Creston Grenache that has never tried to be more than pleasant.
Tasting at Mabry & Thorne costs $25 per person.
No — Mabry & Thorne takes walk-ins. It is open Wed–Sun, 11:00–17:00.
Mabry & Thorne is a Grenache specialist. Cruxvine assessed 4 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2021 at 87 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2025 and 2029, holding to about 2034.