2021 Faust "The Pact" Cabernet Sauvignon, Coombsville Napa Valley Russian River

2021 Faust "The Pact" Cabernet Sauvignon, Coombsville Napa Valley Russian RiverWinemaker Notes With its vivid blue fruit and vibrant energy, the 2021 Pact might be a Coombsville prototype for years to come. Dark, exotic spice with star anise in the leadopens on a complex nose layered with sweet tobacco, savory herb and olive notes, and a lovely vein of graphite minerality under briar kissed blueberry. The palate is electric, its deceptive power couched in chalky, tight knit tannins. Black raspberry joins blueberry, with wet

but it scores very high on the pleasure scale

with silky tannins

pomegranate

and complex finish

It’s like a friendly invitation to keep sipping

Floral notes ranging from honeysuckle to orange blossom are wrapped in peach and exotic citrus tones

Aroma & Flavor:

and cassis

The wine provides all the depths of fruit of previous vintages balanced with new spice and bright acidity

Flavors of black currant

"The fantastic 2023 HALL ‘Napa Valley’ Sauvignon Blanc was entirely stored in stainless steel prior to bottling

dark chocolate and silky tannins