Penfolds Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 750mL

Tasting Notes

COLOUR Deep and prominent – solid red NOSE Where to start? So immediately true to variety. Punchy, not shy. Beneath: Subtle forest floor earthiness, laced with liquorice, fennel and anise with a sceric of non-aggressive fresh spearmint. Above: Sugar pastille wafts – somewhat reminiscent of the fruit bon bons of youth ... more prescriptively/realistically – blackcurrant jelly bean. In between: Summer pudding fruit generosity – suggestive of a cherry clafoutis? Or maybe a fleshy red cherry trifle, avec sponge cake? Yes please. Absorbed: Stylish/coiffured oak ... want to say classy, but might sound pretentious? Next time. PALATE Bountiful red cabernet fruits complexed by cut tobacco (pouch) and darkened spices. Seamless, with a tightness/tension between acidity and tannins. These tannins are ripe and friendly – currently perceived as fruit, not oak tannins. Oak – quite possibly partially contributing to the sweetness apparent on palate? Flavour and length. Lingers