Penfolds

Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

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  Vintage 2023
  97 points

Following the stellar 2021 and 2022 in Coonawarra, there is in fact no Coonawarra cabernet that achieved the 707 standard in 2023 (and no Bin 169 released), with McLaren Vale, Padthaway and the Barossa Valley stepping forward. The blend is instead led by McLaren Vale, where a wet spring, warm and dry summer and cool harvest contrasted a challenging, wet and stormy season in the Barossa. The result is a Bin 707 of characteristic power and muscle, set to a quintessential Penfolds tannin frame and strong American oak support. A core of classic blackcurrant fruit definition is accented with cedar and tobacco leaf and energised by vibrant acid focus and a spectacular cascade of powerful tannins that will hold it sure for half a century.

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  Vintage 2023
  95 points

Loads of inky, concentrated, fully ripened black fruit and black olives mingle with coffee bean and mocha oak. A ball of unresolved power needing time to come together