PenfoldsBin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
Dry, Full Bodied style of Cabernet Sauvignon
About this product
Dry, Full Bodied style of Cabernet Sauvignon
- TypeCabernet Sauvignon
- Size750ML
- RegionMulti-Regional Blend
- Current Vintage2012
- Standard Drinks8.6
- Alcohol Volume14.9%
- Langtons ClassifiedExcellent
- CountryAustralia
- StateSouth Australia
- Brand NamePenfolds
- Wine MakerPeter Gago
- ClosureScrew Cap
- Wine SweetnessDry
- Wine BodyFull Bodied
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Huon Hooke
Prolific Australian wine reviewer for Fairfax Media and The Real Review
Vintage 2012
92 points The Real Review
Deep-ish red-purple colour and a distinctive cabernet aroma showing stemmy, stalky and herbal notes with a suggestion of tomato bush. The palate is very intense, penetrating and focused, with great precision and persistence. This is an impressive Bin 407, not very complex - as yet - but promising much. Firm tannins and a long carry.
James Halliday
Australian wine writer, critic and winemaker
Vintage 2012
95 points Halliday Wine Companion
The grapes came from Wrattonbully, Padthaway, McLaren Vale, Coonawarra and Langhorne Creek, partially barrel-fermented before spending 14 months in 22% French (100% new) and 68% American (19% new, 16% 1yo, 43% seasoned) oak hogsheads. A very interesting wine; it's not until the finish of the palate and aftertaste that the leopard's spots become clear. From this point you need to work backwards to finally arrive (on reassessment) at the bouquet, which has developed the cassis and plum fragrance it initially lacked, likewise the juicy fruit of the mid-palate.
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