“A value score of 96 at $72 across eighteen wines, and 2024 is the vintage that finally beat 2016.”
= shared rank: 14 producers score 89
Mabry & Vantrease is a Merlot producer in the Paso Robles Highlands District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 89 out of 100 — 4 points above the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =37 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 13 other producers). Its strongest category is value for price (96); its weakest is tasting room (81). The average bottle costs $72, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 7930 Union Rd, Creston · Thu–Sun 11:00–17:00 · appointment required · $25 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Mabry & Vantrease; 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 89 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
7930 Union 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 81
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 & Vantrease is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
18 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · no parent group on file. Reports 88% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 89.
Cruxvine scores Mabry & Vantrease's tasting room 81 out of 100 and the winery 89 overall, ranking it =37 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is below the Paso Robles median of 83. A value score of 96 at $72 across eighteen wines, and 2024 is the vintage that finally beat 2016.
Tasting at Mabry & Vantrease costs $25 per person.
Yes — Mabry & Vantrease is by appointment only. It is open Thu–Sun, 11:00–17:00.
Mabry & Vantrease is a Merlot specialist. Cruxvine assessed 18 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2024 at 93 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2028 and 2033, holding to about 2040.