Penfolds

Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

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  Vintage 2014
  95 points The Real Review

Ranked 2 of 18 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon tasted from Barossa Valley. Deep red colour with a purple tinge. The bouquet is very berry-accented with loads of cassis, blueberry, violets and flowers in the background. The palate is likewise flooded with berry fruit and cabernet character, with purity and freshness, and less oak, as well as less of the typical Penfolds barrel-matured personality traits. At the same time, there is a wealth of tannin supplying backbone and contributing to length. Powerful and impressive, if a little less complex but then it's just a baby. Bin 407 continues to get more and more serious.

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  Vintage 2014
  97 points MW

Deep colour. Beautifully balanced and characterful, cabernet sauvignon with fragrant blackcurrant leaf, praline, mocha aromas with green pepper/ capsicum notes. Dense and chocolaty with beautiful cassis, inky flavours, looseknit graphite tannins and underlying mocha, roasted chestnut notes. Finishes chocolaty firm, long and sweet with persistent cassis, plum notes. A really strong vintage with a lovely balance between cool and warm expressions of cabernet. Possibly the best Bin 407 ever with intense varietal expression, supple/sinuous textures, superb vinosity/ length and South Australian voice. Can see this lasting for another 20 years plus. A compelling counterpoint to its big brother Bin 707.