Faust, The Pact, Napa Valley

Faust · California › Napa Valley › United States of America

Red · Cabernet Sauvignon
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LWIN 1770414
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92 /100
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20
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Taster #6325 · Mar 4, 2026
93/100
This was a pretty wine. A more elegant style, with nice acidity, fruit, and tannin. It was a little better with some food and a bit better on the second day but not overly different. Not your typical Napa Valley cab with big fruit and big tannin. Not our favorite style but very nice and great if you like this style.
2019 vintage
Taster #8186 · Aug 16, 2025
93/100
Gave it a one-hour decant. Notes of cedar and blackberry, with noticeable acidity. Pleasant, but seems a bit pricey for the quality. Napa prices, I guess.
2019 vintage
Taster #5770 · Aug 9, 2025
90/100
Fantastic. Decanted for 2 hours delicious with a roast
2019 vintage
Taster #2453 · Jun 25, 2025
92/100
Enjoyed a bottle at Craft House in Solvang. This got a quick decant and probably could have benefited from a longer own, but even an hour of air and swirling helped open this up. I recently tasted this at the winery, but this bottle was a lot better than what I tasted there. Dark fruit, with dark cherry, dark plum, blackberry. Some rosemary notes as well. Drinking beautifully already, but also will benefit with time in the bottle. I would …
2019 vintage
Taster #6512 · Apr 29, 2025
92/100
Incredible wine. A very structured med tannin wine. Agree with the drinking window. Great within the next 10 years. Cheers
2019 vintage
Taster #0207 · Feb 28, 2025
93/100
Inky in color with a short purple rim. Strong nose of black fruits with chocolate notes, cedar, vanilla and cola. Full-bodied with medium acidity and long legs. Dry on the palate with blackberries, black currants, cooked plums, cedar, tobacco, vanilla, licorice, cola, coffee, black pepper, dried figs, graphite, light earth, herbs and spices. Long spicy finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cherries. This 6 year old Cabernet Sauvignon from Coombsville is drinking beautifully now. Big and bold. Rich and …
2019 vintage
Taster #2453 · Feb 18, 2025
89/100
Napa Daytrip, Feb 2025: Joseph Phelps, Chimney Rock, Faust (Napa) : Tasted at the winery. Notes of cherry and blueberry. Had a tiny bit of brett on the nose, unsure if that's bottle variation, but stopped this from scoring higher. 89 points.
2019 vintage
Taster #1803 · Nov 25, 2024
93/100
This is a really big wine just entering its drinking window. Good fruit but not overwhelming. Solid mid palate and smooth finish. Decanted for 30 minutes but should have waited longer. Definitely enjoyable with or without food.
2019 vintage
Taster #2432 · Jun 24, 2024
95/100
Very smooth, hints of fruit and pepper. Fabulous drinking wine.
2019 vintage
Taster #6512 · Mar 27, 2024
93/100
incredible wine as this vintage is starting to perform. Drink now through the next 5 years. Super enjoyable!!! Cheers
2019 vintage
Taster #1483 · Mar 21, 2024
Drink or gift
2019 vintage
Taster #6484 · Nov 28, 2023
92/100
well done short decant tannins were mild. enjoyable
2019 vintage
Taster #8186 · Aug 11, 2023
95/100
Dark purple in color. Notes of cocoa, raspberry, and cinnamon. A big wine, but still great as a PnP. Should be even better in a few years.
2019 vintage
Taster #0207 · May 12, 2023
91/100
Pretty color of dark ruby with a nice reddish rim. Full bodied and smooth with medium acidity. Showing black currants, plums, cooked cherries, cedar, bell pepper, tobacco leaf, earth, dark coffee, chocolates, peppercorn, herbs and black tea. This 4 year old Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley is drinking nicely, but still very young. Showing lots of vegetable and earth notes, which I did not expect. Needs at least 5 years in the bottle to mature properly, and still a little …
2019 vintage
Taster #6484 · Jan 22, 2023
92/100
nice balance decant about 1 hour
2019 vintage
Taster #2781 · Oct 20, 2022
90/100
Fruit forward Cab, medium bodied
2019 vintage
Taster #5504 · Oct 15, 2022
Lovely, smooth, but has nice tannins.
2019 vintage
Taster #0165 · May 5, 2022
95/100
I am really starting to like the 2019s, this is another classic with dark black and blue fruit, star anise, crushed dark florals, black pepper. This was full bodied and powerful with dark lush fruit and savoury spices that initially filled the palate, this along with big yet structured tannins, and a wonderful minerality on the mid-palate, this finished spicy and long.
2019 vintage
Taster #4541 · Mar 14, 2018
93/100
I bought a regular Faust cabernet and the Pact turned up instead in the box. The wine was incredibly rich and decadent, with notes of cherry, berry, blackberry, cream de cassis, vanilla, ink, oak and tannins, with a long finish. I thought this could age for 5+ years more. It paired best with our dry-aged strip steak but was ok with the ribeye, too: both Club A Steakhouse leftovers from nyc.
2008 vintage
Taster #9466 · Mar 15, 2014
89/100
Good bottle, except for the price.
2008 vintage
Taster #3097 · Mar 27, 2013
92/100
Better than the normal Faust - even straight from the bottle this was drinkable. light fruit on the nose and strong medium body with medium tannins. Classic Cab that is not too fruit forward and lacks heat which was refreshing
2008 vintage
Taster #9797 · Feb 25, 2013
93/100
Wonderful bottle at Flemings with Chris and Dallas. Refined Cab/Cab Franc. Better 30 minutes in.
2008 vintage