Faust - Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 (750ml)
Price: $64.99
| Producer | Faust |
| Country | United States |
| Region | California |
| Subregion | Napa Valley |
| Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Sku | 65676 |
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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.
James Suckling: 95 Points
Inviting aromas of ripe blackcurrants and blackberries as well as crushed walnuts, cedar and bark. Full-bodied, creamy and structured with firm, polished tannins. Balanced and even with a lingering finish.
Wine Spectator: 94 Points
Packed and broad in feel, with a ganache note draped over black currant, blackberry and steeped cherry. Licorice root and alder smoke flavors check in on the finish as the fruit pumps through, ending with a flash of violet. Hard to resist now, but this has some development ahead. Drink now through 2036.
Daniel Hernandez-Brun for K&D: 94 Points
The 2021 Faust Cabernet Sauvignon is a delicious example of Napa Valley fruit. It is comprised of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, blended with Merlot, Petit Verdot, and Cabernet Franc. This makes for a classic Napa Cab, with generous fruit notes of black currant and blackberry balanced by hints of cigar box, leaf tobacco, and forest floor. It is full-bodied on the palate, but the persistent earth notes and dry, lingering finish makes for a surprisingly elegant wine. Superb. Drink now through 2033
Wine Enthusiast: 93 Points
Hefty and grippy, this full-bodied wine is sturdy in tannins, deep in black and blue fruits, and will come around nicely with more aging. Blackberries, blueberries, cocoa and hints of oak char make a good, complex expression on the palate.
Wine Advocate: 91 Points
There are an impressive 50,000 cases of Faust's 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon. Featuring upfront notes of Ribena-like cassis fruit accented by hints of cedar and vanilla, it's a full-bodied, generous effort that is softly dusty, plush and easy to drink now, but it has enough tannin to hold for at least another decade. It's a solid value.
Jeb Dunnuck: 91 Points
The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley is terrific, as well as a terrific value. Cassis, ripe blackberries, tobacco, and some chocolate oak notes all flow to a medium-bodied, supple, elegant Cabernet Sauvignon with terrific purity as well as balance.
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