PENFOLDS, BIN 707 CABERNET SAUVIGNON

Bin 707 is PENFOLDS Cabernet Sauvignon Grange equivalent:
ripe, intensely-flavoured fruit; completing fermentation and
maturation in new American oak; fully expressing a PENFOLDS
understanding of multi-vineyard, multi-region fruit sourcing.
Named by an ex-Qantas marketer, Bin 707 was first vintaged in
1964. The wine was not made from 1970 to 1975 (when the focus
shifted to Bin 389) nor in 1981, 1995, 2000 or 2003 (when fruit
of the required style and quality was not available). Full-bodied
and with proven cellaring potential, Bin 707 has a secure place
among the ranks of Australia’s finest Cabernets.

COLOUR :Impenetrable black with a concession of purple at
the rim.

NOSE :Saturated dark fruit flavours of blackberry/
mulberry fuse with notes of dark chocolate,
Ribena and liquorice. The ‘chocolate’ spike
unfolds with air, revealing cocoa bean (Mocha
Kenya) and liqueur cherry components. The
overt, aromatic contribution from the legendary,
ancient Kalimna Block 42 vineyard offers soul,
purity and character. The (100% new) oak
contribution is of academic interest only –
completely absorbed.

PALATE :The palate displays an oscillation and
juxtaposition between a solid, assertive and
muscular first impression, and later, an opulent,
saturated and succulent demeanour. Blackberry
and loganberry fruit flavours glide across a
supportive continuum of tannin and oak to reveal
a profound synergy of Blackforest cake and bread
& butter pudding flavours. What’s promised on
the nose is revealed on the palate – perceptions
delivered.