Penfolds Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

Penfolds Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon 2009Launched 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

It's only for the Collection (formally Brut Premier) that the House buys in grapes

medium-bodied pinot noir full of sweet

grapefruit aromas with yeasty

maintains restraint and finesse

probably not – endless meetings about this and that and never any time to get it done"

French and US oak give a rather sophisticated

the palate more dense and textured than usually found in Coonawarra

but it has the density and structure to age very well

"A great example of a classic Margaret River Cabernet displaying aromas of black cherry and cassis

Wine Advocate – 96+ points

Drink : 2019 – 2034+

They purchased 30 acres along State Highway 6 to plant their first vineyard in the Wairau Valley