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Score 17/20 · Jancis Robinson MW, Apr 2025

53% Cabernet Franc, 32% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot. 50% new oak.  Deep purple. Like tart, sweet blackberry-pie filling with cedary spice. Earthy and lovely. Concentrated, balanced, juicy and fresh. Fine-grained tannin and a light mintiness with juicy tart plum on the finish. Fresh floral lift. (SCJ)

Critic scores

Critic scores
97
97/100

Average Score

97
97/100

Antonio Galloni, Vinous

97
97/100

James Suckling

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95 points
Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate
Score 95/100 · Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate, Oct 2024

Favia's 2021 Cerro Sur Red Wine comes from the Rancho Chimiles Vineyard, near Pahlmeyer's Waters Ranch. A blend of 53% Cabernet Franc, 32% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot, it seamlessly marries black cherries and vaguely floral notes, plus hints of tobacco on the nose. In the mouth, it's medium to full-bodied, ripe and enveloping, just lovely stuff. The tannins are soft, but the wine is definitely alive, its long finish marked by vibrant acidity.

99 points
Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
Score 99/100 · Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux, Jul 2024

97 points
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, The Wine Independent
Score 97/100 · Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, The Wine Independent, Jul 2024

The 2021 Cerro Sur is a blend of 53% Cabernet Franc, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 13% Merlot from Rancho Chimiles Vineyard. Deep garnet-purple in color, it features evocative scents of black raspberries, wild blueberries, and redcurrant preserves leading to hints of pencil shavings, bay leaves, and red roses. The full-bodied palate vibrates with energetic black and red berry layers framed by fine-grained tannins and oodles of freshness, finishing long and perfumed. This is gorgeous!

About the producer

Andy Erickson and Annie Favia (Leigh-Ann BeverlyCellar029a)
Favia

Favia is the personal project of cult winemaker Andy Erickson and leading viticulturalist and winemaker Annie Favia. Working in Coombsville and Oakville, they craft single-site, elegant expressions of top Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc that are some of the valley’s highest-rated.

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