We have another hedonistic indulgence for you today - so good you’ll think they made a deal with the devil!

Oh, and for the best price in the country?!

What sorcery! What vinous mojo have we summoned to get this?

FAUST!

Their flagship “The Pact” bottling! The 95-point powerhouse sister of Quintessa straight from the best blocks of their estate vineyard in Coombsville.

Good luck finding this on the open market. Currently, this wine is reserved for Faust wine club members, and, if elsewhere, it’s upwards of $140. Today you’re getting unprecedented access to it for under $100.

It’s still new to the market and awaiting other critics reviews - but take note… in the previous vintage the winery took the #4 Wine of the Year from Wine Spectator!!!

This shows the raw power and character of southern Napa, with loads of minerality and deep black/blue fruit. Crushed stone, Chinese five spice, star anise, pencil shavings, and iron ore come crashing into view. And a core of black raspberry, and blueberry. So much power, complexity, and polish here… Just a baby, but irresistible now and destined to improve dramatically over the next decade. Stash a few deep within your collection and forget about them for a couple of years.

In a Wine Spectator highlight titled No Deal with the Devil Required they say, “The Huneeus family was ahead of the game when they staked a Cabernet claim in Coombsville with Faust ‘delicious, fruit-driven wines, with The Pact bottling showing a bit more range with its cooler herb and earth notes. While the Napa blend is of equal quality, The Pact shows the distinct DNA of a specific site.”

So don’t go blaming evil forces if this deal passes you by, just buy, buy, buy!

95 Points – 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.”