“Nineteen wines from eight hundred cases since 1972, at $43 with value at 91 — a half-century of doing too much, cheaply.”
= shared rank: 12 producers score 81
Marchetti Furrow is a Petit Verdot producer in the Creston District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 81 out of 100 — 4 points below the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =147 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 11 other producers). Its strongest category is value for price (91); its weakest is transparency (72). The average bottle costs $43, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 5462 Live Oak Rd, Creston · Fri–Sun 11:00–16:00 · appointment required · $30 tasting, waived on purchase. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Marchetti Furrow; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 17 producers in Creston District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 81 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
5462 Live Oak Rd
Creston, CA · Creston District
Fri–Sun 11:00–16:00
By appointment
$30 per person
Waived on purchase
No dogs · Food served
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.
Marchetti Furrow is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
19 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 1972. Does not report an estate-fruit percentage.
Declines to disclose additions. Transparency scored 72.
Cruxvine scores Marchetti Furrow's tasting room 81 out of 100 and the winery 81 overall, ranking it =147 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is below the Paso Robles median of 83. Nineteen wines from eight hundred cases since 1972, at $43 with value at 91 — a half-century of doing too much, cheaply.
Tasting at Marchetti Furrow costs $30 per person, waived with a bottle purchase.
Yes — Marchetti Furrow is by appointment only. It is open Fri–Sun, 11:00–16:00.
Marchetti Furrow is a Petit Verdot specialist. Cruxvine assessed 19 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 2028, holding to about 2033.
At Marchetti Furrow, food is served.