2003 Penfolds Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon 750ml

Critic tasting note: “Fresh herbal notes add a cool-climate touch to this wine’s cherry aromas, while on the palate chocolaty oak frames the cherry and cassis flavors. It’s silky in texture, with a finish that’s filled with soft but persistent tannins. Drink now through 2012.” –89/100,Wine Enthusiast

Vintage Notes

The 2003 growing season in South Australia was generally regarded as warm, starting with a dry winter and a warm, clear spring. This was followed by some episodes of heat through the summer, whilst cooler weather towards the end of the season relieved the vines in the run up to harvest.

Ageing

This wine was matured for 12 months in new (27%) and older American and French oak hogsheads

Producer Tasting Notes

COLOUR Deep red-purple. NOSE Deep-set mocha, raisin, prune, menthol, violet aromas. PALATE The palate is rich and densely packed with solid mocha, raisin, prune, liquorice fruit underlying smoky, toasty oak and substantial, sappy, dry tannins. Quite firm and tough. Cellar for a few more years but best to drink before tannins overwhelm the fruit.