It will surprise many to hear that Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon is, in most years, the first of the luxury Penfolds wines to sell out each year. It spends 16 months in new American oak. First produced in 1964 but not made between 1970 and 1975. Penfolds Bin 707 is only made in vintages [...]
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Penfolds Bin 169 Cabernet Sauvignon is a single vineyard (and indeed, single block) Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon, matured in all new French oak. The 2008 was the first release. It was "created to reflect Penfolds' contemporary winemaking approach, emphasising both regionality and maturation of cabernet sauvignon in fine-grained French oak".
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In contrast to Bin 707, Bin 169 is the expression of the fruit and terroir from one single region, Coonawarra, perhaps the region more closely associated with Cabernet Sauvignon in Australia than any other. Matured for 14 months in new French oak, contemporary style showing both regionality and maturation of Cabernet Sauvignon in fine grained French oak.
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The Cabernet Sauvignon reflection of Grange. A blend of fruit from five vineyard sites, Barossa Valley, Padthaway, Coonawarra, Wrattonbully, and Adelaide Hills. A truly outstanding vintage that takes Bin 707 to a new level, with winemaker Peter Gago describing the wine ‘ Gloss and sheen (‘sparkle'), yet with depth and structure'.
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…in barrique allowing a further rest period and maturation until the wine was blended, filtered and bottled."
This wine was a media sample kindly provided by the winery as part of the # TGTaste series.
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…post fermentation completion, the wine was filtered and bottled to capture its vibrancy and freshness."
This wine was a media sample kindly provided by the winery as part of the # TGTaste series.
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…port, yet of course not the same finesse as the vintage character was over $ 80 and this Bin No 27 sells for about $ 20. Yet it was really delicious with concentrated fruit and a firm structure.
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