“A hundred per cent estate Cabernet at $90, and a tasting room at 81 that has not caught up with the vineyard.”
= shared rank: 14 producers score 89
Tarrant & Marchetti is a Cabernet Sauvignon producer in the Templeton Gap 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 consistency (93); its weakest is tasting room (81). The average bottle costs $90, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 434 Bethel Rd, Templeton · Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00 · appointment required · $20 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Tarrant & Marchetti; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 14 producers in Templeton Gap District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 89 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
434 Bethel Rd
Templeton, CA · Templeton Gap District
Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00
By appointment
$20 per person
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.
Tarrant & Marchetti is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
7 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Terravine Holdings. Reports 100% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 88.
Cruxvine scores Tarrant & Marchetti'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 hundred per cent estate Cabernet at $90, and a tasting room at 81 that has not caught up with the vineyard.
Tasting at Tarrant & Marchetti costs $20 per person.
Yes — Tarrant & Marchetti is by appointment only. It is open Wed–Sun, 11:00–17:00.
Tarrant & Marchetti is a Cabernet Sauvignon specialist. Cruxvine assessed 7 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2017 at 93 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2030 and 2035, holding to about 2042.
At Tarrant & Marchetti, food is served.