Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 Gift Box
Penfolds
Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 Gift Box
Overview
Overview
Bin 707 perfectly reflects the Penfolds ‘House Style’ through a cabernet sauvignon lens: intensely-flavoured fruit; completion of fermentation and maturation in new oak; expressing a Penfolds understanding of multivineyard, multi-region fruit sourcing.
Full-bodied and with proven cellaring potential, Bin 707 retains a secure place among the ranks of Australia’s finest cabernets.
| Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon |
|---|---|
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Country | Australia |
| Volume | 750 mL |
| Closure | Cork |
| Alc/Vol | 14.5% |
| Peak Drinking | 2025-2050 |
Awards and Accolades
Awards and Accolades
| 98 Points | Ken Gargett - World of Fine Wine Magazine |
| 97 Points | Andrew Caillard MW |
| 97 Points | Huon Hooke |
| 97 Points | James Halliday |
| 97 Points | Tyson Stelzer |
| 96 Points | David Sly - Decanter |
| 19+ Points | Matthew Jukes |
Ken Gargett
" Classic blackcurrant mulberry aromas with roasted chestnut, graphite notes. Ample, yet elemental and multi-layered with plentiful pure blackcurrant mulberry fruits, fine persistent grainy/ muscular tannins, superb mid-palate richness and underlying mocha roasted chestnut notes. Finishes brambly firm with plenty of cedarwood cassis notes. A sturdy Bin 707 with beautiful fruit definition and tannin vigour. Claret lovers rejoice! "
Tyson Stelzer
"Such a bold statement of new American oak seems somehow old-fashioned in this day and age of Australian cabernet, and yet there is a comfortable assurance about the irrefutable Bin 707 model, promising that the woodwork will find its place with sufficient patience. The purity and precision of cassis and blackcurrant fruit on display is something to behold. Fruit and oak sit apart for now, but each in their rightful place, and, as ever, promise great things. Line and length of the highest order confirm it will go the distance without the slightest doubt."
Andrew Caillard MW
" Classic blackcurrant mulberry aromas with roasted chestnut, graphite notes. Ample, yet elemental and multi-layered with plentiful pure blackcurrant mulberry fruits, fine persistent grainy/ muscular tannins, superb mid-palate richness and underlying mocha roasted chestnut notes. Finishes brambly firm with plenty of cedarwood cassis notes. A sturdy Bin 707 with beautiful fruit definition and tannin vigour. Claret lovers rejoice! "
Taste Description
Taste Description
Nose
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.
Flavours and 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 with layers of discrete regional cabernet tannins …In every sense, ‘well-connected’.
Viticulture Vintage & Winemaking
Viticulture Vintage & Winemaking
Vintage Conditions
The South-East growing districts of South Australia enjoyed above-average winter rainfall, while McLaren Vale and the Barossa Valley recorded well below-average. September temperatures were cool with little rainfall resulting in some isolated frost events. Summer was generally hot, with high temperatures delaying veraison. The Barossa Valley experienced 31 days of temperatures exceeding 35°C, while Coonawarra experienced 20 days of temperature greater than 35°C during the months December to March. Irrigation was crucial to keep vines in good health. The proximity of the Southern Ocean played an important role in moderating temperatures in Coonawarra and Padthaway, allowing for a high-quality harvest, albeit with smaller yields than average. Although yields were smaller, the quality was outstanding with cabernet sauvignon displaying excellent colours, firm tannin profiles and intense flavours.
The Penfolds Team
Key to the success of Penfolds has been a lineage of visionary winemakers. There have only ever been four Chief Winemakers at the helm of Penfolds – Max Schubert, Don Ditter, John Duval and Peter Gago, each a custodian of a rich winemaking tradition that goes back for more than 170 years.
Our current Penfolds winemaking team has more than 100 years between them as Penfolds winemakers. They are constantly refining and improving their work, whilst honouring the winemaking techniques of their predecessors.