Ranked #8 of 96 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon from South Australia
95/100
5 Stars
Huon Hooke
(1500ml) A somewhat tough wine on the day, with serious intensity and tight, firm structure spiked by a prickle of VA. This could still reveal more with further age. There's a lot of deep-set black fruit here plus mocha/chocolate and graphite touches. A long termer.
Tasted: 26/02/2026
Drink: 2026 to 2054
95 Points Robert Parker
The 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon “Bin 707” is one of the Penfolds’ flagship wines. It was aged for 15 months in 100% new American oak. Opaque purple/black, it exhibits a classic Cabernet nose of cedar, tobacco, spice box, black currant, and blackberry liqueur. Medium-bodied (13.5% alcohol) but dense and concentrated, with tons of black fruit flavor, the wine is tightly knit, structured, beautifully balanced, and very promising. It needs a minimum of 10-12 years of cellaring and should provide pleasure through 2040.
Source: Robert Parker (Robert Parker Wine Advocate) by Jay S Miller. October, 2007
96 Points James Halliday
Much more generous and appealing than Bin 407 at first acquaintance; luscious blackcurrant fruit, and seamless oak and tannins; great mouthfeel. Drink to 2034.
James Halliday. January, 2022
The 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon “Bin 707” is one of the Penfolds’ flagship wines. It was aged for 15 months in 100% new American oak. Opaque purple/black, it exhibits a classic Cabernet nose of cedar, tobacco, spice box, black currant, and blackberry liqueur. Medium-bodied (13.5% alcohol) but dense and concentrated, with tons of black fruit flavor, the wine is tightly knit, structured, beautifully balanced, and very promising. It needs a minimum of 10-12 years of cellaring and should provide pleasure through 2040. Source: Robert Parker (Wine Advocate) October, 2007 by Jay Miller