“Fifty-one years old, eight hundred cases, thirteen wines and a room at 89; the Zinfandel is the least interesting thing here.”
= shared rank: 14 producers score 84
Marrow Cellars is a Zinfandel producer in the Adelaida District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 84 out of 100 — 1 point below the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =104 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 13 other producers). Its strongest category is tasting room (89); its weakest is value for price (72). The average bottle costs $83, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 3542 El Pomar Dr, Paso Robles · Thu–Sun 11:00–17:00 · appointment required · $20 tasting, waived on purchase. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Marrow Cellars; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 24 producers in Adelaida District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 84 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
3542 El Pomar Dr
Paso Robles, CA · Adelaida District
Thu–Sun 11:00–17:00
By appointment
$20 per person
Waived on purchase
Dogs welcome · Food served
Tasting room scored 89
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.
Marrow Cellars is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
13 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 1975. Reports 55% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 84.
Cruxvine scores Marrow Cellars's tasting room 89 out of 100 and the winery 84 overall, ranking it =104 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is above the Paso Robles median of 83. Fifty-one years old, eight hundred cases, thirteen wines and a room at 89; the Zinfandel is the least interesting thing here.
Tasting at Marrow Cellars costs $20 per person, waived with a bottle purchase.
Yes — Marrow Cellars is by appointment only. It is open Thu–Sun, 11:00–17:00.
Marrow Cellars is a Zinfandel specialist. Cruxvine assessed 13 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2021 at 89 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2029 and 2033, holding to about 2039.
At Marrow Cellars, dogs are welcome and food is served.