Ranked #3 of 201 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon from South Australia
97/100
5 Stars
Huon Hooke
Deep red with a good purple rim, the bouquet unmistakeably cabernet but with no greener notes and surprisingly, lacking the degree of overt oak that this wine usually displays on release. That said, there are definite licks of background mocha, chocolate and coffee, all oak-matured effects. The palate is very full-bodied and dense, concentrated and rich, the core of sweet blackberry and blackcurrant fruit surrounded by an amplitude of tannin. It has tremendous depth and persistence, and a finish that is smooth and harmonious. It's great to see a young 707 in which the fruit is doing most of the talking. The rich fruit has soaked up the 14 months worth of 100% new American oak. Spectacular stuff.
Tasted: 23/09/2014
Drink: N/A
98 Points James Halliday
Sourced from Coonawarra, Padthaway, Barossa Valley, Wrattonbully and the Adelaide Hills; the fermentation is completed in new American oak hogsheads, whereafter it is matured in those hogsheads for 14 months. There is amazing depth to the purple-crimson colour. Its full-bodied colours are nailed to the mast immediately the wine enters the mouth; it's strange how the cabernet of this wine marries with the American oak, providing the ultimate Christmas cake of aromas and flavours; one of its great strengths is the tannin structure that gives the wine its exceptional length (and mouthfeel along the way). Not made in '81, '95, '00, '03 and '11. Drink to 2040.
-. July, 2021
97 Points Tyson Stelzer
Classic, inimitable, signature 707: blockbuster and towering, yet focused and controlled, packed with all manner of density and exacting varietal definition of black- and redcurrants, cassis, cedar, tobacco and violets, even a hint of mint, over a solid core of dark chocolate American oak. Density is impenetrable, intricately riveted together without a hairline gap between its panels, yet at the same time sleek and streamlined. Its energy, poise and super fine, commandingly structured tannins furnish an epic future. This year, a blend of Coonawarra, Padthaway, Barossa Valley, Wrattonbully and Adelaide Hills. Drink 2032 - 2052.
Source: Tyson Stelzer.