Penfolds; red, "Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon".
Category: Penfolds
Penfolds "Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon" 2019; 75 cl.
29 January 2024
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Tasting Notes :
Vibrant crimson red color. The aromas soar brazenly, immediately
cabernet – tomato relish/chutney, cassis.
Other fruits edge forward for shelf space, like yellow-fleshed plum (El Dorado?)
and ripe persimmon. Intriguingly, other less assertive aromatics offer more complexity:
sage soaked in butter/oil (pre-saltimbocca preparation);
olive leaf/turmeric spices, and caper brine. Reticent oak (cedar)
noted – manifested as a seasoned/maturation character.
On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied and elegantly framed.
No mid-palate deficiencies! Blackcurrant and plum fruits sit
alongside mocha/chocolate/walnut flavors.
Oak? A genteel (washed, older oak) character – affording a maturation,
not a flavor imprint. Mouth-watering with fine,
rounded/polished tannins. In sharp palate contrast – a finessed,
varietally-driven alternative
to the muscular and Grange-like Bin 707 Cabernet.