Tom Garland

9.3

Winemaker Dinner with Julien Fayard

WINES
2023 Just Pink by Julien Fayard
2022 Julien Fayard McGah Family sav blanc
2022 Julien Fayard Ritchie vineyard chard
2022 Julien Fayard Platt vineyard pinot
2019 Purlieu Missouri Hopper vineyard cab
2018 Covert estate Coombsville cab
2014 Purlieu Martinez vineyard cab

FOOD
local striped bass mousseline
Grilled oysters and prawns
Braised rabbit conchiglioni
Veal cheeks
Venison loin chop
Chocolate cake — 3 months ago

with Brenda

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.3

Winery $60.00, but most retailers had it for $30.00🤷🏼‍♂️ fruit forward but not as bad as caymus or Austin hope
Notes from retail,,

Recoltant is the younger brother to Le Pich and Purlieu, and the wine is produced by Julien Fayard, who is absolutely at the top of his game.

Recoltant is a collaboration of declassified barrels of premium Cabernet that didn’t quite fit into Le Pich or Purlieu. The final blend was stitched together from several celebrated regions throughout Napa Valley, and Julian made the wine with the same standards of excellence that he practices in all of his projects. — 6 years ago

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.4

Good but not on par with other wineries Beckstoffer’s,
Purlieu, Carter, Schrader
Realm
B Cellars
Tor
— 8 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.1

Love this estate. @David L @Shay Aldriedge @David L @Ron R @Hugh O'Riordan you guys need to check out this estate, our favorite is their Cab!

Julien Faynard of Purlieu and Covert just took over winemaking here.
Light orangey pink, almost blush in color. Layered nose with light strawberries, some kiwi and river rock in the finish. Moderate acidity (7/10) and light to medium bodied. Palate has notes of strawberries, and a little melon. Bright and crisp, very refreshing. Slightly stoney finish, long and dry finish. Drink till 2019. — 9 years ago

with Sean and India

Jake Hajer

9.5

Yowza! Tastes like Meursault. The age is perfect. Strawberries, apricots, marzipan (rose and almond sweet) with petrol. Mineral, deep- changes and evolves. Beautiful Chardonnay. — a year ago

L Damore

9.1

$50 retail - Purlieu wines- Napa. Solid cab. Mild tannin 15.4 etoh — 6 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

This is Purlieu’s sister winery. We were the second tasting given in their new facilities just on the edge of Napa as you approach from American Canyon.

We started our visit with a splash of their 17 Sauvignon Blanc as we toured their new facilities.

A hybrid of tropical & dry style. It has understated tropicals of mango, pineapple, white citrus, peach, cut grass, round acidity and nicely polished finish.

Photos of, their lobby, labels of the assorted different producers that make their wines there and their tasting bar.

For those of you not familiar with Le Pich, I took this from their site...Le Pich, which is the Wappo Indian term for "golden eagle," is the sister label of Napa Valley's esteemed Purlieu Wines. The wines are crafted by rising star winemaker Julien Fayard. Originally from France, Julien has lived in the Napa Valley since 2006, when he and his wife agreed to settle down by “meeting halfway” — between his home in France… and hers in Sonoma. In France, Julien worked in both Provence and Bordeaux, where he defined his core winemaking style at the exalted first growth Château Lafite-Rothschild (he even lived in Lafite’s grand château for a period) as well as at Smith Haut Lafitte. In Napa, Julien worked at Quintessa before joining Atelier Melka, where he spent five years as the Director of Winemaking. He has worked with the likes of Lail Vineyards, Gemstone, Dalla Valle, and more and his Le Pich wines are some of the best values we've found in Napa Valley. — 8 years ago

JKT

9.3

JL Purlieu tasting 6/16/17. ABV 15.5%. Oakville. $160. #6. nose that's like others but with a hint of gaminess and balanced by fruit and sweetness. Palate that's very fruit forward and dark chocolate and very velvety and silky with kind balanced complex finish. Quite delicious. This is best of the bunch especially how it's relatively priced to the others. — 9 years ago

Mac Hofeditz

9.4

First time tasting. Excellent juice!
— 10 years ago

N M

9.3

Could use more time in the bottle — 11 years ago

Becky lyttle

9.0

Got to try this at Bar Purlieu in Eugene. Imported by a local Julian Sinclair.
Fun blend, touch of turpentine notes. — 2 years ago

Eric

9.4

Dark chocolate raspberry torte. — 4 years ago

Matt Sterr

9.6

Stunning. — 7 years ago

Jordan de la Torre

9.6

Ok, that's delicious — 8 years ago

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.7

Now were talking!
80% cab from BTK
20% Cab Franc from DR.Crane.
Parker 98-100.
I prefer the Purlieu BTK over this blend for early drinking — 8 years ago

Carl Fischer

9.5

Such a great wine. If you like big, fruit-forward, silky wines that punch well above their price point this is one for you. Lots of berries and vanilla on the nose, lush black and red fruit, hint of minerality, sweet tannins with a long finish. Made by Julien Fayard (winemaker at Purlieu - another great wine), this **easily** holds its own with wines costing 2x as much. — 10 years ago