Reviews & Ratings

2020 Faust Cabernet Sauvignon "The Pact"

Winery: Faust

Vintage: 2020

Wine Name/Vineyard: "The Pact"

Wine Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Grape blend: 98% Cabernet Sauvignon & 2% Petit Verdot

Bottle size: 750 ml

Region: Coombsville

State or country: CA

Price: $125

Cases produced: unknown

KWG Score: 93.5 (based on 1 review)

Ken's Wine Rating: Very Good+ (93.5)

Review date: May 7, 2023

Wine Review: This dark ruby colored Cabernet Sauvignon from Coombsville opens with a black cherry and dried strawberry bouquet with a hint of blueberry. On the palate, this wine is medium plus bodied with integrated medium plus acidity. The mouthfeel is a nicely balanced, very smooth and displays good tension. The flavor profile is a mild blackberry and black cherry blend with notes of red currant and graphite. The finish is dry and its refined tannins drift away nicely. We would pair this very impressive wine with a filet mignon. Enjoy - Ken & Dave

Winemaker Notes: Above all, our 2020 is fragrant. Blue fruit, fresh-turned earth, warm spice, and cocoa swirl in the glass, with fresh, leafy herbs right behind. Graphite gives way to bright, red fruit flavors—think red currant and black raspberry—on a beautifully tense and textural palate marked by crushed-oyster-shell minerality. A backbone of tannins is fine-grained but just a little angular and persistent, adding to a long, complex finish that evolves as the wine lingers in the glass.

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