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2012 Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon

South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$599. 00
Bottle
$7188.00 Dozen
ABV: 14.5%
Closure: Cork

First vintaged in 1964 and only made in great years when the quality of fruit is exceptional, Bin 707 is seen as the Cabernet Sauvignon reflection of Grange. Always full bodied and intensely flavoured, Bin 707 has a proven track record for cellaring potential and ranks among the finest Cabernets in Australia.

Other reviews....
Sourced from Coonawarra, Padthaway, Barossa Valley, Wrattonbully and the Adelaide Hills; the fermentation is completed in new American oak hogsheads, whereafter it is matured in those hogsheads for 14 months. There is amazing depth to the purple-crimson colour. Its full-bodied colours are nailed to the mast immediately the wine enters the mouth; it's strange how the cabernet of this wine marries with the American oak, providing the ultimate Christmas cake of aromas and flavours; one of its great strengths is the tannin structure that gives the wine its exceptional length (and mouthfeel along the way). Not made in '81, '95, '00, '03 and '11.
98 points
James Halliday – Australian Wine Companion

Classic, inimitable, signature 707: blockbuster and towering, yet focused and controlled, packed with all manner of density and exacting varietal definition of black- and redcurrants, cassis, cedar, tobacco and violets, even a hint of mint, over a solid core of dark chocolate American oak. Density is impenetrable, intricately riveted together without a hairline gap between its panels, yet at the same time sleek and streamlined. Its energy, poise and super fine, commandingly structured tannins furnish an epic future. This year, a blend of Coonawarra, Padthaway, Barossa Valley, Wrattonbully and Adelaide Hills.
97 Points
Tyson Stelzer