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Favia

Favia is a partnership between winemaker Annie Favia and viticulturist Andy Erickson, established in 2003 from a 10-acre hillside ranch on the southeast slopes of Napa Valley's Atlas Peak area. The estate's rocky volcanic soils and relatively cool, high-altitude conditions produce wines that deliberately contrast with mainstream valley-floor Napa: structured, savory, and built for aging rather than immediate opulence. The primary auction wine is Cerro Sur, a red blend averaging $125 per bottle from 56 lots — the most traded wine in the portfolio — with the 2009 vintage as a reference point. Quarzo Syrah averages $73 and the Cabernet Sauvignon $131. The Rompecabezas ('puzzle' in Spanish) is a field blend from the home vineyard averaging $60. Andy Erickson's parallel work as a consulting winemaker at Screaming Eagle, Dalla Valle, and Ovid gives the project significant industry credibility, and Favia's own wines are considered among the most intellectually serious in Napa — a counterpoint to extraction-driven styles. At 104 lots averaging $103, the estate achieves meaningful secondary market presence. Cerro Sur particularly benefits from Atlas Peak's volcanic soils and proximity to the Vaca Mountains, producing a red blend that combines Cabernet Sauvignon with Petit Verdot and other varieties to add savory complexity.