“Ninety-six per cent estate Estrella Tempranillo, and 2024 is the vintage that finally justified the $77.”
= shared rank: 10 producers score 82
Marchetti & Fenwick is a Tempranillo producer in the Paso Robles Estrella District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 82 out of 100 — 3 points below the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =137 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 9 other producers). Its strongest category is consistency (85); its weakest is tasting room (74). The average bottle costs $77, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 4888 Vineyard Dr, Paso Robles · Sat–Sun 10:00–16:00 · appointment required · $40 tasting, waived on purchase. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Marchetti & Fenwick; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 13 producers in Paso Robles Estrella District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 82 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
4888 Vineyard Dr
Paso Robles, CA · Paso Robles Estrella District
Sat–Sun 10:00–16:00
By appointment
$40 per person
Waived on purchase
No dogs · No food service
Tasting room scored 74
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 & Fenwick is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
11 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 1990. Reports 96% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 81.
Cruxvine scores Marchetti & Fenwick's tasting room 74 out of 100 and the winery 82 overall, ranking it =137 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is below the Paso Robles median of 83. Ninety-six per cent estate Estrella Tempranillo, and 2024 is the vintage that finally justified the $77.
Tasting at Marchetti & Fenwick costs $40 per person, waived with a bottle purchase.
Yes — Marchetti & Fenwick is by appointment only. It is open Sat–Sun, 10:00–16:00.
Marchetti & Fenwick is a Tempranillo specialist. Cruxvine assessed 11 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2024 at 86 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2024 and 2027, holding to about 2032.