The 2021 Julien Fayard Crazy 8 Cabernet Sauvignon is the most daring, concentrated, and thrillingly ambitious wine in the Julien Fayard portfolio — assembled from the eight finest, most extraordinary barrels of what is widely celebrated as the greatest Napa Valley vintage of the past decade, and released as a definitive statement of what 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon can achieve in the hands of one of the valley's most gifted winemakers. The Crazy 8 concept is a declaration of absolute confidence: in a vintage of this caliber, the finest eight barrels are set apart, bottled together, and offered to those who want the very best of the best. The 2021 growing season — warm, even, and brilliantly balanced, with no significant heat events — gave these eight barrels raw material of extraordinary quality: explosive aromas of blackcurrant, cassis, dark plum, crushed violet, mocha, graphite, and rich earthy complexity cascade from the glass with magnificent authority, while the full-bodied, powerfully structured palate delivers formidable density, vibrant acidity, bold and finely grained tannins, and a finish of thrilling, seemingly endless persistence that announces a wine built for decades.

Reviews & Ratings
92 Points — Vinous (Antonio Galloni)