The Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 is a remarkable wine that has been matured for 16 months in American oak hogsheads that are 100% new. This wine has been crafted using exceptional grapes grown in Coonawarra, Wrattonbully, and Barossa Valley regions.
The nose is textbook classic, with aromas of blackcurrant, cassis, mulberry and cooked black plum, with freshly picked black Negronne fig. Moroccan spices and hints of toasted sourdough bread and ground coconut rough add further intrigue. On the palate, the wine is powerful and engulfing, propelled by a wave of fresh mulberry, fig, Goji berry, raspberry and fresh blackcurrant. Ripe and firm, glossy tannins frame many layers, including those that appear to stand above the wine, potentially levitating to another realm. The wine finishes with a textural creaminess and a sumptuousness, hinting at the seamless integration of the oak maturation. The wine is balanced, complete and latent, showcasing its exceptional quality. This wine is designed to be enjoyed after 2026 and will continue to develop complexity until at least 2050.
Bin 707 is a perfect cabernet sauvignon representation of Penfolds ‘House Style’: intensely-flavoured fruit; completion of fermentation and maturation in new oak; expressing a Penfolds understanding of multi-vineyard, multi-region fruit sourcing. Inspired by the iconic jet that took it to the world. The rich and powerful Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon, our first commercial release of a single cabernet-based wine, is linked to Max Schubert’s dream of making a great Australian red wine that could last at least 20 years. During the ‘50s and early ‘60s cabernet sauvignon was mostly used for blending, but Schubert’s breakthrough with the varietal as a stand-alone wine came in 1964 with inaugural vintage. Early Bin 707s were typically open fermented under wax-lined header boards and matured in seasoned old oak (rather than new oak). The wine was not made from 1970 to 1975 (when fruit was directed to other wines) nor in 1981, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2011 or 2017 (when fruit of the required style and quality was not available). Full-bodied and with proven cellaring potential, Bin 707 retains a secure place among the ranks of Australia’s finest cabernets.
The Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 is a remarkable wine that has been matured for 16 months in American oak hogsheads that are 100% new. This wine has been crafted using exceptional grapes grown in Coonawarra, Wrattonbully, and Barossa Valley regions.
The nose is textbook classic, with aromas of blackcurrant, cassis, mulberry and cooked black plum, with freshly picked black Negronne fig. Moroccan spices and hints of toasted sourdough bread and ground coconut rough add further intrigue. On the palate, the wine is powerful and engulfing, propelled by a wave of fresh mulberry, fig, Goji berry, raspberry and fresh blackcurrant. Ripe and firm, glossy tannins frame many layers, including those that appear to stand above the wine, potentially levitating to another realm. The wine finishes with a textural creaminess and a sumptuousness, hinting at the seamless integration of the oak maturation. The wine is balanced, complete and latent, showcasing its exceptional quality. This wine is designed to be enjoyed after 2026 and will continue to develop complexity until at least 2050.
Bin 707 is a perfect cabernet sauvignon representation of Penfolds ‘House Style’: intensely-flavoured fruit; completion of fermentation and maturation in new oak; expressing a Penfolds understanding of multi-vineyard, multi-region fruit sourcing. Inspired by the iconic jet that took it to the world. The rich and powerful Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon, our first commercial release of a single cabernet-based wine, is linked to Max Schubert’s dream of making a great Australian red wine that could last at least 20 years. During the ‘50s and early ‘60s cabernet sauvignon was mostly used for blending, but Schubert’s breakthrough with the varietal as a stand-alone wine came in 1964 with inaugural vintage. Early Bin 707s were typically open fermented under wax-lined header boards and matured in seasoned old oak (rather than new oak). The wine was not made from 1970 to 1975 (when fruit was directed to other wines) nor in 1981, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2011 or 2017 (when fruit of the required style and quality was not available). Full-bodied and with proven cellaring potential, Bin 707 retains a secure place among the ranks of Australia’s finest cabernets.
