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95
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93
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Campbell Mattinson
Red
Classification
Cabernet Sauvignon
Variety
2002
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
South Australia, Barossa Valley
Region
14.5%
Alcohol %
15 Plus Years
Cellaring
Scores
95 / 100"Powerful blackberry, earth fruit punctuates both bouquet and palate; intense, no compromise tannins; has chewed up the oak; long finish."
- Campbell Mattinson
93 / 100
"2002 Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon is made from a blend of grapes from the Barossa, McLaren Vale and Padthaway regions – no Coonawarra grapes were used in this vintage. The result is surprisingly supple, without quite the stench of syrupy oak you might expect. It’s fragrant and curranty, and not at all herbal, with soft, powerful fruit, whacks of grapey tannin, a certain calm blackness and an aftertaste that shows the first signs of olivey briar. High class."
- Campbell Mattinson
Tasting Notes
Intensely-flavoured fruit; completion of fermentation and maturation in new oak; expressing a Penfolds understanding of multivineyard, multi-region fruit sourcing. Bin 707 was first vintaged in 1964. The wine was not made from 1970 to 1975 nor in 1981, 1995, 2000, 2003 or 2011. Full-bodied and with proven cellaring potential, Bin 707 retains a secure place among the ranks of Australia’s finest cabernets.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity
- Smooth
- Complex