Pretty choc mint, leafy cassis fruit. Dry, chocolatey fruit, firm in the mouth, mid-weight, very firm tannins with attractive fruit good length. Moderate concentration - a little structure heavy so needs a couple of years to settle down. 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. 8 months 94% American Oak 39% new. Coonawarra Wrattonbully, Robe, McLaren Vale, Padthaway.

Brick red. At once varietally cabernet with blackcurrant conserve fused with choc-mint and tobacco leaf aromas. An evocative, scented glaceed and ferric layer hovers above the fruit with an integrated, subtle oak background, effortlessly diffused. The palate is medium bodied, structured and balanced. Savoury tannins align well with oak flavours to create a 100% cabernet continuum across the palate. Aromatics detected on the nose transpose effortlessly to analogous flavours on the palate. An optimal offering from quite a difficult vintage.

Penfolds Bin 407 began life back in 1993 with the release of the 1990 vintage Cabernet Sauvignon. Created as a result of the availability of high quality Cabernet fruit, Bin 407 is inspired by its older brother, Bin 707. Not only offering varietal definition, but also approachability, structure and depth of flavour. The Bin 407 highlights the Penfolds approach to multi-region, multi-vineyard blending to create a Cabernet that rewards the drinker in both early and later years.