Penfolds : Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Sourced from McLaren Vale (41%), Coonawarra, Barossa Valley and Padthaway this vintage, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Bin 707 spent 18 months in 100% new American oak hogsheads prior to bottling. Scents of vanilla, cedar and celery seed seamlessly swirl around dark notions of cassis, plum, coffee and cocoa. There's a touch of mint, but it fits well within the context of the wine. Full-bodied, concentrated and rich, this wine looks to have at least two decades ahead of it. The finish is truly special, with beguiling hints of maple syrup balanced by a smooth, enveloping wash of softly dusty tannins.

Oozing with notes of bittersweet chocolate, date-nut bread, mocha, raspberry purée and blackberry that show a hint of caramel, this intense wine is creamy and plush, with cigar box and baking spice details coming in on the finish, which just goes on and on. Drink now through 2045. 169 cases imported.

Showing strong varietal aromas and rich texture, this is more restrained and carefully measured than the lively Bin 407 from the same vintage. This model is all about the slow, even flow of luscious blackberry and plum flavours wrapped in red earth and chocolate, before tannins gently envelop the back-palate to ensure a graceful, gentle landing. A very complete package for such a young Cabernet. Released at AU$650.

The bastion of Penfolds’ house style with assertive, cedary American oak across intense cabernet sauvignon, sitting in the blackcurrant, blackberry and mulberry zone. Follows suit on the palate with the same black-fruit core, swathed in new-oak, sweet spices. Long, sweetly ripe tannins. A blend of McLaren Vale, Coonawarra, Barossa Valley and Padthaway grapes, matured in 100% new American-oak hogsheads. Drink over the next decade.

Deep, saturated ruby. Displays expansive aromas of dark berry liqueur, cherry-cola, cured tobacco, cedary oak and mocha, along with licorice and floral top notes. Chewy, broad and appealingly sweet, offering blackcurrant, bitter cherry, coconut and savory herb flavors that show outstanding depth and energy. The cherry and floral notes resonate on a wonderfully long, youthfully taut and penetrating finish that features mounting tannins and repeating dark fruit and tobacco character. Made in all new American oak.