“The Mourvèdre the rest of Santa Margarita Ranch is quietly measuring itself against, let down only by an 81 for transparency.”
= shared rank: 3 producers score 96
Marchetti & Braithe is a Mourvèdre producer in the Santa Margarita Ranch of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 96 out of 100 — 11 points above the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =1 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 2 other producers). Its strongest category is wine quality (99); its weakest is transparency (81). The average bottle costs $87, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 2511 Adelaida Rd, Santa Margarita · Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00 · appointment required · $35 tasting, waived on purchase. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Marchetti & Braithe; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 19 producers in Santa Margarita Ranch · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 96 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
2511 Adelaida Rd
Santa Margarita, CA · Santa Margarita Ranch
Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00
By appointment
$35 per person
Waived on purchase
No dogs · No food service
Tasting room scored 99
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.
Marchetti & Braithe is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
13 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 1992. Reports 80% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 81.
Cruxvine scores Marchetti & Braithe's tasting room 99 out of 100 and the winery 96 overall, ranking it =1 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is above the Paso Robles median of 83. The Mourvèdre the rest of Santa Margarita Ranch is quietly measuring itself against, let down only by an 81 for transparency.
Tasting at Marchetti & Braithe costs $35 per person, waived with a bottle purchase.
Yes — Marchetti & Braithe is by appointment only. It is open Wed–Sun, 11:00–17:00.
Marchetti & Braithe is a Mourvèdre specialist. Cruxvine assessed 13 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2024 at 99 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2031 and 2037, holding to about 2046.