Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

Tasting Notes

COLOUR Deep, brooding red NOSE Exotic. Aromatically more perfumed than normal ‚– old-garden fresh dark red rose, lavender, and ylang-ylang. It transitions upon sitting, to conform to a more recognisable Bin 707 varietal demeanour. But not quickly , work required in glass to awaken! 100% new oak; 0% recognition. 20 months? Absorbed, ingested. PALATE Uniform across palate. Balanced, expressive. Many flavours register ‚– the 'pure' (blueberry fruits), and the 'derived' (rum 'n' raisin chocolate / freshly-baked panettone / trifle without custard). Tannins ‚– focussed, fine-grained, not angular or blocky. Oak ‚– collaborative and courteous! Approachable, imminently drinkable ‚– now or in a decade or two.

Bin 707 is a true cabernet sauvignon representation of the Penfolds 'House Style': intensely-flavoured fruit; completion of fermentation and maturation in new oak; expressing a Penfolds understanding of multivineyard, multi-region fruit sourcing. Bin 707 was first vintaged in 1964. The wine was not made from 1970 to 1975 (when fruit was directed to other wines) nor in 1981, 1995, 2000, 2003 or 2011 (when fruit of the required style and quality was not available). Full-bodied and with proven cellaring potential, Bin 707 retains a secure place among the ranks of Australia's finest cabernets.