2021 Julien Fayard Classic Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

This isn’t just another bottle of wine—it’s the bottle. The one that turns an average Tuesday night into a celebration, transforms awkward dinner conversations into deep life chats, and makes you look like an absolute genius at your next dinner party. Meet the 2021 Julien Fayard Classic Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley’s answer to “What’s next-level delicious?”

Let’s get one thing straight: Julien Fayard doesn’t do ordinary. Born and raised in France (and with experience at grand Chateaux in France such as Lafite Rothschild and Smith Haut Lafitte), Julien brought his Bordeaux brilliance to Napa Valley and said, “Let’s make magic.” And magic he did. His winemaking philosophy? Start in the vineyard, respect the land, and let the grapes be the star. No gimmicks, no over-the-top interventions—just ridiculously good wine crafted with love, patience, and a touch of French swagger.

What makes it even cooler? Julien’s commitment to the vineyard. He works hand-in-hand with Napa’s best growers, turning their top-tier grapes into a wine that’ll make you want to hug your glass.

So, here’s the deal: you need this wine in your life. Open it now and be wowed by its richness and depth, or stash it away and let it age gracefully (if you can resist, that is). Either way, it’s going to be the best decision you’ve made all week.

 2021 is looking to be one of the vintages of the decade. Vinous Media blessed this year with a 95-98 point score, and said: "Two thousand twenty-one is a fabulous vintage in Napa Valley. That’s the good news. The not so good news is that production is down sharply, 30-50% in many cases. The wines have tremendous energy as well as finesse. In tasting, the 2021s show some of the savory intensity of other drought vintages – 2013 and 2014 come to mind – but with more aromatic explosiveness and greater inner sweetness."

Aging: 22 months in 50% new French oak.

100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Complex aromas, dynamic textures and fresh energy deliver an elegant expression of the region and vintage. An inviting nose offers plum, espresso, and warm, woodsy notes of cedar and autumn leaves. Plush, sweet purple fruit and rich coffee aromas expand on the palate, supported by gentle minerality and notes of fresh thyme and garrigue. Spicy white-pepper tannins usher the wine into a mouthwatering finish of fresh red fruits, blackberry pastry, and allspice.

Consultant winemaker Julien Fayard's own label, which he established in 2017. He's been making the wines at his own winery in Napa since 2018. This is sourced from sites in Yountville and Coombsville and aged 22 months in roughly 50% new French oak. Fresh and fruit-driven with bright herbal white pepper aromatics and the structure and density you'd anticipate of a Napa Valley Cabernet. Driven by ripe, sweet black currant fruits, heady mocha spices, extremely fine-grained tannins and excellent grippy acidity.Long and generous on the finish. ~94 Decanter

Ripe and forward in feel, with a plush edge to its mix of black currant, boysenberry and blackberry compote flavors. Singed anise, tobacco and warm earth fill in through the finish, which has good underlying freshness. Drink now through 2035. 462 cases made. ~93 Wine Spectator

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