Faust Cabernet Sauvignon

The Story: Faust the wine celebrates a legend which has inspired many great minds among them the German poet Goethe from whose masterpiece we draw our inspiration. In Goethe’s most famous work the aging scholar Dr. Faust barters his soul in the afterlife in exchange for another chance at youth. He gets his chance yet ultimately his soul is saved by love. Faust is indeed the fruit of renewed passion for Agustin Huneeus though Mephistopheles has not yet appeared to claim his soul. The underlying premise for all of the wines he has ever produced has been that great wines must be a reflection of a great vineyard. Faust is not. Instead Faust is a tribute to Napa Valley’s noblest grape – full-bodied decadently rich and unctuous Cabernet Sauvignon. The Wine: To express the complexity of the Cabernet Sauvignon grape and diversity of the Napa Valley Faust seeks Cabernet Sauvignon grapes from Agustin’s family vineyards in Rutherford and Coombsville Napa Valley’s newest appellati