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Launched with the 1990 vintage in 1993, Penfolds Bin 407 was developed in response to the increasing availability of high-quality Cabernet Sauvignon fruit. Inspired by Penfolds Bin 707, Bin 407 offers varietal definition and approachability, yet with structure and depth of flavour. A textbook Cabernet Sauvignon, the varietally expressive Bin 407 highlights the rewards of Penfolds multi-region, multi-vineyard blending, with a core of ripe fruit supported by a sensitive use of French and American oak. Colour: Dense crimson red. Nose: Ripe, concentrated and varietal. To the fore-dark fruits laced with bay-leaf, camphor, cinnamon and kalamata olive. Less obtrusively – subtle leather & polish, nutmeal and a modicum of oak. Palate: Redolent of a dark blackcurrant/prune jus over a sticky date or Christmas pudding, yet retaining a somewhat savoury juiciness. A beguiling texture – south-east chalk, sea-mineral (wet-stone) gravely tannins and integrated oak-conspiring to create a dense, muscular weave. No mint, no leafiness – simply full-throttle, amply-flavoured dark Cabernet, replete with a cassis thumb-print.
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