2023 Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon
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This is made from declassified vineyards for the famed Bin 707 due to a challenging cool vintage. Aromas of blackcurrants, violets, bitter chocolate, baking spices and scorched earth. The palate is full-bodied with a textural yet refined palate and finely integrated tannins. Great balance of freshness and power. Drink or hold.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Jancis Robinson MW
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The 2023 Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon carries aromatically both sweet fruit and dried mint, with tannins through the finish that both dry the fruit characters and structure the wine. This is elegant, in its way. It is sourced from Padthaway, Coonawarra, McLaren Vale, Barossa Valley and Wrattonbully (all in South Australia). 14.5% alcohol, sealed under natural cork.
Full bottle 1,443 g. Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% from Padthaway, remainder from Coonawarra, McLaren Vale, Barossa Valley, Wrattonbully. Very difficult vintage in Coonawarra. Matured for 12 months in French oak (21% new) and American oak (11% new) hogsheads. TA 6.3 g/l, pH 3.64. Blackish garnet. Relatively restrained nose. Rich and sweet with lots of tannin on the end. Still quite embryonic. Long. (JR)
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Penfolds is Australia’s most famous wine producer, known best for their iconic top wine, Grange. First produced commercially in 1952, Grange has since gone on to become one of the world’s most famous fine wines. In 2001, the wine was listed as an Australian heritage icon.