Favia Coombsville Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
(Napa Valley, California) - [TWI 98] [DM 98] [VM 97] [JS 97] [JD 96+] [WA 96+] [WS 96]

About the Winery:
Founded in 2003 by husband and wife team Annie Favia and Andy Erickson, who have extensive experience at elite Napa estates - Erickson's resume includes winemaking at Screaming Eagle, while Favia worked closely with legendary grower David Abreu.

The Coombsville Cabernet comes from Meteor Vineyard while the Oakville comes from the dynamite-blasted, iron-red rocky soils of Oakville Ranch, farmed with Phil Coturri.

As of 2022, following a landmark partnership with the Huneeus family on a prime Oakville estate, Favia is entering its most ambitious chapter yet with a purpose-built winery and a newly planted vineyard between two of the valley's most storied neighbors, Opus One and Groth. With the 2023 vintage—released in early 2026—Favia has revived its Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, the appellation blend last produced in 2012. Marrying young-vine fruit from the Oakville estate with Coombsville sources, it deliberately reunites the two AVAs that first defined the label: Oakville lending power, breadth, and floral lift; Coombsville contributing savory freshness, minerality, and structure.

Winemaker Notes:
A regal expression of Cabernet Sauvignon from this very special appellation. Volcanic soils, cooler temperatures, and thoughtful viticulture result in precise textural and aromatic intensity. A true archetype of Coombsville.

100% Cabernet Sauvignon

Ratings & Reviews

98 Points - The Wine Independent:
"Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Coombsville explodes with bombastic notes of creme de cassis, black cherry preserves, and boysenberries giving way to nuances of cedar, graphite, and lavender oil. The full-bodied palate is jam packed with intense black and blue fruit layers supported by a solid line of firm grainy tannins and amazing tension, finishing long and with wonderful purity. 2027-2052." - LPB (Feb 2024)

98 Points - Decanter Magazine:
"Sourced from three Coombsville vineyards: Meteor, The Rabbit Hole, and Collinetta. A glass-staining ruby-purple colour. Intensely aromatic blackberry and cherry fruits are pure, precise, and layered with fragrant cedarwood notes, white pepper, and dark chocolate. Full-bodied with unctuous and concentrated dark berry fruits that have a satiny quality, framed by velvety fine-grained tannins and gobs of red liquorice, aromatic violets, and graphite. So dense and tightly packed and yet so fresh and inviting." - Jonathan Cristaldi (May 2024)

97 Points - Vinous Media:
"The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Coombsville, 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, offers tons of nuance and Coombsville character. Savory and wonderfully deep, the 2021 captures all the pedigree of this great vintage. Lavender, crushed rocks, graphite and rose petals all run through this fleshy Cabernet Sauvignon. (Drink between 2026-2036)" - Antonio Galloni (Dec 2023)

97 Points - James Suckling:
"This is full of aromas of lead pencil, black berries and black currants. Deep and dark. Full to medium body, with juicy and layered tannins and a flavorful finish. Very grapey. Precise and focused. Real Coombsville character. Drinkable and will age beautifully." (Nov 2023)

96+ Points - Jeb Dunnuck:
"The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Coombsville is all varietal that, like all these latest 2021s, was brought up in 50% new French oak. It has more blue fruit as well as a full-bodied, incredibly layered style in its full-bodied aromas and flavors of graphite, scorched earth, tobacco, and obvious minerality. It's a big, concentrated 2021, but it nevertheless holds onto a beautiful sense of freshness and balance, which is what I think sets this vintage apart. As with the La Magdalena, it's not for the instant gratification crowd, since it probably won't hit full maturity until a decade after the vintage, but I'd be shocked if it didn't have 30 years of overall longevity. (Drink between 2023-2053)" (Dec 2023)

96+ Points - Wine Advocate:
"The muscular 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Coombsville features aromas of pencil shavings, crushed stone, cassis, dried thyme and sage. This 100% Cabernet Sauvignon is full-bodied, concentrated and firmly tannic but also juicy and long on the finish. Great potential here, just be patient. 2027-2045." - Joe Czerwinski (Oct 2024)

96 Points - Wine Spectator:
"A gorgeous red, with a deep well of black currant preserves, steeped plum and blackberry reduction moving in lockstep, while warm earth, cast iron, sweet bay and tobacco elements flash throughout. Offers a lovely violet echo on the finish, which shows suave polish while staying grounded in its terroir. Best from 2026 through 2040. 710 cases made." - JM (Nov 2024)