2019 Faust 'The Pact' Cabernet Sauvignon Coombsville
Mother Nature deals the cards at Faust and the winemaking team plays them as they fall. In 2019, the deck was stacked in their favor and everything came up aces with weather so cooperative that they were able to pick individual blocks at exactly the right moment. 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from the highest-elevation blocks of the Coombsville Vineyard, this wine shows its hand with focus and purity. Alive with blue fruit, lavender and walnut, plus graphite, tobacco and cocoa power, this has the structure to evolve for decades. As James Suckling puts it “Exceptional.”
James Suckling
Redcurrants and blackcurrants with some violets and crushed earth. Full-bodied with round, creamy tannins. Fine, velvety tannins that are open and grounded. Firm and tight finish. Drinkable now, but better in 2024.
Wine Spectator
Leads with a bright savory edge, followed quickly by a wave of dark fig, blackberry and açaí berry flavors. Subtle alder and chaparral notes add nice lift through the finish. Best from 2023
Wine Advocate
Scents of charred wood and scorched coffee mark the nose of Faust's 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon The Pact. Those elements are backed by notes of plum, cassis and blackberries. It's full-bodied and dark-fruited, but there's still a sense of freshness here, expressed in part as a vibrant, mouthwatering finish with soft tannins.