2022 Faust 'The Pact' Cabernet Sauvignon Coombsville
Faust’s flagship single-vineyard bottling, The Pact, is a bold testament to Coombsville’s volcanic soils and cool-climate finesse. The 2022 vintage strikes a pitch-perfect balance between richness and restraint—ripe from the warmth of the season, yet lifted by the vibrant energy this pocket of Napa consistently delivers.
Dark fruit leads on the nose, layered with exotic spice, dried sage, and the vineyard’s signature star anise. On the palate, it's pure velvet—fine-grained tannins and bright acidity giving structure to lush luxardo cherry, black currant, and graphite-driven minerality. A finish that’s long, savory, and unmistakably Coombsville.
Volcanic roots. Velvety power. This is The Pact.
Lock in your bottles before this gem disappears.
James Suckling
So strong but subtle and silky on the surface and muscular underneath. Very concentrated, tight and powerful, with mineral, iron, cocoa and chalk flavors on a foundation of superfine, powdery tannins. It’s pretty but dense, beautifully concentrated, full-bodied and well balanced. Drinkable now, but best from 2030.