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Faust Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2021 (750ml)
Price: $89.99
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The wine is deliciously versatile, with generously ripe fruit that makes it an appealing...
| Producer | Faust Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley |
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| Country | United States |
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| Region | California |
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| Subregion | Napa Valley |
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| Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon |
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| Vintage | 2021 |
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| Sku | 19672 |
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| Size | 750ml |
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Rated 93 Points by Wine & Spirits
Focused on cabernet from the Faust estate in Coombsville, this includes fruit from the Huneeus family’s vineyards in Yountville and Oak Knoll, all relatively cool districts that combine in a brisk, red-fruited cabernet with cherry freshness. A bright young thing with a lot to say, it tastes like just-picked fruit, its spicy tannins supple and gracious, cool and lasting.
Faust Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2021
A modern classic, unbound by convention
Faust is a bold red wine focused on forging its own path. Through relentless exploration at our estate vineyard in Coombsville, our winemakers are in constant pursuit of the undeniable quality and unique style fitting of a modern Napa Valley classic.
Appellation: Napa Valley
Varietal Composition: 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, complemented with Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc
Ageing: 20 months in 100% French Oak, 25% new
Alcohol: 14.5%
Coopers: Seguin Moreau, Taransaud and François Frères
Faust Cabernet Sauvignon - a blend of our Coombsville vineyard fruit with lots from other cool sites in the valley - sets the bar for elegant balance in Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. In 2021, cooler-than-average temperatures produced that balance naturally, with flavors and tannins reaching maturity against a backdrop of ideal acidity levels. The wine is deliciously versatile, with generously ripe fruit that makes it an appealing sip on its own, but also enough lively acidity to make it an ideal partner for a range of foods.
Winemaking Notes
Cabernet’s classic aromas and flavors star in the 2021 Faust Napa Valley. Delicate violet notes lift the dark fruit on the nose - black currant and briary blackberry - layered with pungent forest botanicals, leafy tobacco, graphite, and toasted spice. The velvet of fine-textured tannins backs expressive red fruit flavors on a complex palate, both sweet and savory with mocha and minerality, juicy ripe fruit and freshness. David Jelinek, Winemaker
The Vintage
The winter of 2021 brought little rain and deepening drought conditions in Napa Valley, setting up a vintage of low yields and small, concentrated berries. At the same time, temperatures from spring through the growing season ran slightly cooler than normal, lengthening the ripening period after veraison. Sugar levels rose very gradually while acidity levels remained high and bright. As a result, the fruit came in with notable flavor intensity, supple and mature tannins, natural complexity - balanced between ripeness and vibrant freshness.
Faust Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Description
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“Cabernet Suavignon needs to either work hard or have a view to be truly exceptional,” Jen Beloz, General Manager explains. Grapes that work hard build character and in turn become memorable.
At our estate vineyard in Coombsville, Napa’s newest AVA, grapes are challenged throughout a long, cool growing season.
Both the newest in Napa Valley and the furthest south, Coombsville benefits from ancient volcanic soils, marine breezes coming off the nearby San Pablo Bay, as well as a long and cool growing season due to its location in the valley.
Located just east of the town of Napa, close to the bay, Coombsville is a physically cooler region. In the early days, many thought it was too cold to grow cabernet there, considering it to be primarily chardonnay country, but some visionaries planted anyway. Besides being the latest-to-ripen vines in Napa, the soil profiles are very different given it’s closer to the Vaca Mountain range, so there is a lot of eroded volcanic soil, which means, lots of minerals in the soil.
In Napa Valley you get more red fruit, more spice. The tannins can be a bit more rustic. Down in Coombsville you get more intense color, a blue-black fruit profile. A brighter acidity and minerality in the wines. Coombsville is just very unique.
In 1998 the Huneeus family found this property, fell in love with it and saw the potential. A never-planted before, former dairy farm, the Lewis Dairy, in Coombsville had many of the distinct elements that are a signature of the Huneeus estates - beautiful creeks, native trees, teeming with wildlife, an island. The property embodies all the unique attributes of a world-class estate – diversity of soil, elevation, exposition and climate, all in one single estate. This was destined be the vineyard source for an exceptional wine.
