Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

Bin 707 is a Penfolds Cabernet Sauvignon reflection of Grange:
ripe, intensely-flavoured fruit; completing fermentation and
maturation in new oak; fully expressing a Penfolds understanding
of multi-vineyard, multiregion fruit sourcing.

Named by an ex-Qantas marketer, Bin 707 was first vintaged in
1964. The wine was not made from 1970 to 1975 when fruit was
directed to other wines, nor in 1981, 1995, 2000 or 2003 (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.

"Impactful. Multi-dimensional. Flexes its muscle somewhat - in
the release year of the inaugural 2008 Penfolds Coonawarra
Cabernet. Family respect conceded, pecking order not.

A few years ago we were confident that the 2004 Bin 707 would
be difficult to beat... Perhaps we should re-visit/re-calibrate? Or
maybe not... no losers here!"

-P.Gago, April 2011