PenfoldsBin707CabernetSauvignon2019

<p>Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon, South Australia, 2019 Grape:100% Cabernet Sauvignon with18 months in new American oak hogsheads. Fruit sourced fromMcLaren Vale, Coonawarra, Barossa Valley and PadthawayColour:Dense red, with a dark coreNose:The unravelling begins – immediately laden with black olive and cigar-leaf cabernet appeasements.Then allowing the florals to soar – violet,lavender and baby’s breath.Accompanied by bursts of sea spray (41% McLaren Vale?) and formic (hint of barrel ferment?), iodine/haemoglobin.Beneath the elution throughout – roasted meats in tandem with cinnamon bar/Dijon mustard seed.Palate:Certainly the sum of its parts…McLaren Vale: front palate plushness, and sea spray.Coonawarra: terra rossa red-dustiness, earth.Barossa Valley: a solid core, and a drive that stridently lunges to the back-palate.A mid-palate richness withlayers of discrete regional cabernet tannins …In every sense, ‘well-connected’Reviews:”Sourced from McLaren Vale (41%), Coonawarra, Barossa Valley and Padthaway this vintage, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Bin 707 spent 18 months in 100% new American oak hogsheads prior to bottling. Scents of vanilla, cedar and celery seed seamlessly swirl around dark notions of cassis, plum, coffee and cocoa. There’s a touch of mint, but it fits well within the context of the wine. Full-bodied, concentrated and rich, this wine looks to have at least two decades ahead of it. The finish is truly special, with beguiling hints of maple syrup balanced by a smooth, enveloping wash of softly dusty tannins.”97/100 points, Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate, July 2021″No 2020 vintage made. 8 months in 100% new American. 41% McLaren Vale (including 6% from Block 42), 36% Coonawarra.Oak and fruit both at the forefront – a great double-header. This brings everything together that makes Penfolds great – the boldness, the oak, the stippled tannins, the persistence. Dark and savoury on the length.” (RH)19/20 points, Richard Hemming MW, jancisrobinson.com, December 2021Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon 2019</p>