PENFOLDS BIN 707 2015

Winemaker Notes

Deep purple, with a black, impenetrable core. At once 707... i.e. it would appear less 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, more 100% Bin 707! Barrel ferment notes sprint past all others – the formics, smoked nuts/meats. Soon overtaken by hoisin, sweet soy sauces, and concentrated tomato paste aromatics. A final wave of licorice, black forest cake/tiramisu and choc/coffee affogato exotics. And what of the 100% new oak? Yes, perhaps the primary source of those (repressed) nutty/toasty wafts...? Full-bodied, mouth-filling. Complex, layered. A blackcurrant overlay across a base of just-baked, spiced, chocolate fondant. Tannins omnipresent, yet calmly conveyed by the wine’s lush fruits and densely textured extract. Oak totally absorbed... certainly at one with the wine.