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Penfolds Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 (3x 750mL), SA

Description:

Launched with the 1990 vintage in 1993, Bin 407 was developed in response to the increasing availability of high quality cabernet sauvignon fruit. Inspired by Bin 707, Bin 407 offers varietal definition and approachability, yet still with structure and depth of flavour. Textbook cabernet sauvignon, the varietally expressive Bin 407 highlights the rewards of Penfolds multi-region, multi-vineyard blending, with a core of ripe fruit supported by sensitive use of French and American oak.

Penfolds Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

  1. Penfolds Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 (3x 750mL), SA
  2. Penfolds Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 (3x 750mL), SA

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Launched with the 1990 vintage in 1993, Bin 407 was developed in response to the increasing availability of high quality cabernet sauvignon fruit. Inspired by Bin 707, Bin 407 offers varietal definition and approachability, yet still with structure and depth of flavour. Textbook cabernet sauvignon, the varietally expressive Bin 407 highlights the rewards of Penfolds multi-region, multi-vineyard blending, with a core of ripe fruit supported by sensitive use of French and American oak.

Region:
SA - Other South Australian
State:
South Australia
Country:
Australia

Expert Reviews

92 Points - Joe Czerwinski, Published 23 July, 2020.

The 2018 Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon is a blend of fruit from Coonawarra, Padthaway, Wrattonbully, McLaren Vale, Barossa Valley and Robe. Classically built, it begins with scents of mint, cigar box and cassis, later adding nuances of olive and chocolate. It's medium to full-bodied, with a smooth, silky yet unyielding feel on the palate, and it ends in a wash of dusty tannins. While approachable now, cellaring 2-3 years should result in greater harmony, and this admirably concentrated wine appears capable of aging well for more than a decade.

Winery Tasting Notes

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COLOUR

Vibrant crimson red

NOSE

Soars brazenly, immediately cabernet – tomato relish/chutney, cassis.

Other fruits edge forward for shelf-space – yellow fleshed plum (El Dorado?) and ripe persimmon.

Intriguingly, other less assertive aromatics offer more complexity: sage soaked in butter/oil (pre-saltimbocca preparation); olive leaf/turmeric spices, caper brine.

Reticent oak (cedar) noted – manifested as a seasoned/maturation character.

PALATE

Medium-bodied; elegantly framed. No mid-palate deficiencies!

Blackcurrant and plum fruits sit alongside mocha/chocolate/walnut flavours.

Oak? A genteel (washed, older oak) character – affording a maturation, not a flavour imprint.

Mouth-watering with fine, rounded/polished tannins.

In sharp palate contrast – a finessed, varietally-driven alternative to the muscular and Grange-like Bin 707 Cabernet.

PEAK DRINKING

Now – 2038

Winery Profile

Australia's winemaking history of less than two hundred years is brief by European measures though, like Europe, punctuated by periods of extreme success and difficult times. From the earliest winemaking days Penfolds has figured prominently and few would argue the importance of Penfolds' influence on Australia's winemaking psyche.

Without the influence of Penfolds the modern Australian wine industry would look very different indeed. Sitting comfortably outside of fad and fashion, Penfolds has taken Australian wine to the world on a grand stage and forged a reputation for quality that is without peer.

Penfolds' reputation for making wines of provenance and cellaring potential might suggest a mantle of tradition and formality is the preferred attire of a company with so much history to defend. But to label Penfolds as simply an established and conventional winemaker, would be to confuse tradition with consideration and to overlook the innovative spirit that has driven Penfolds since its foundation, and continues to find expression in modern times.

If there is anything traditional about Penfolds, it is the practice of constantly reviewing the wines it already does well, and continuously evolving and refining styles as vineyards mature and access to ever older and more varied vineyard sites improves.

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Other Information

  • 2018 vintage
  • 3 x 750mL units
  • SA - Other South Australian, South Australia
  • Screwcap closure
  • 14.5% alc.
  • New

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