Ranked #33 of 248 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon from South Australia
94/100
4.5 Stars
Huon Hooke
Deep bright purple-red colur with a similarly bright and lifted perfume of blueberry, violets and mulberry. It's taut and firm, finely profiled and tensioned in the mouth, with ample tannins and a touch of chewiness. There is the typical Bin 407 well defined varietal fruit, a highly aromatic and gently leafy style. A classic cabernet. (Coonawarra, Wrattonbully, McLaren Vale, Padthaway, Barossa Valley, Adelaide Hills)
Tasted: 21/06/2023
Drink: 2025 to 2040
96 Points James Halliday
A multiregional wine matured in French (25% new) and American (12% new) oak for 12 months. It seems like cabernet sauvignon is uniformly very strong in this year's Penfolds releases. Here, Bin 407 shines – crimson in the glass with plush, varietally true characters of blackberry, mulberries and cassis with hints of fine spice, scattered herbs, tobacco leaf, dark chocolate, cigar box, licorice, bay leaf and cedar. Concentrated yet balanced and poised with a fine tannin framework and bright, energetic line finishing with grace and a sense of latent power. One for the long haul and a strong release. Drink to 2050.
Dave Brookes. July, 2023