Faust 'The Pact' 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley

97 points - limited                          
Quintessa is one of Napa Valley's most collective Cabernets year-in and year-out and their Faust The Pact is an extraordinary Cabernet. Limited.

97 Points James Suckling: "So many graphite and pencil shaving aromas here with blue fruits. Slate and tar undertones. Black and red currants. Some ash. Medium-bodied with open grained tannins. So much iron and rust with lead and mussel shell. Then turns to pine cone and cedar. Really complex and flavor intensive. Love to drink it now as a young wine. This evolves all the time. It will age beautifully. Better in three to five years. But I can’t wait."

Composed of 96% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Petit Verdot, and 2% Merlot that aged 22 months in French oak barrels, 25% of which were new.