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Bin 707 1994

Penfolds

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Tasting Notes

Saturated ruby-red. Vibrant blackberry and blackcurrant nose shows pronounced sweet oak notes of scotch and tar. Juicy and intensely flavored, though currently a bit musclebound and not yet showing much complexity. But the tart, juicy berry flavors are fresh and nicely delineated. Finishes with dusty, slightly tongue-drying (oak?) tannins. May yet merit a higher score. (88+ points)

Score: 88

Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar 01 July 1998

Bright and fruity, with a firm backbone to support the well-articulated currant and blackberry flavors. Finishes with a nice echo of fruit, but doesn't show the depth and extra dimensions we've come to expect of this wine. Approachable now. Best after 2000. 2,700 cases made.

Score: 88

Winespectator.com, Wine Spectator Maturity: 2000+ 31 March 1998

Penfolds' most impressive Cabernet Sauvignon is the 1994 Bin 707. This murky plum-colored, blockbuster, backward, exceptionally tannic Cabernet displays abundant quantities of blackberry and cassis fruit, a heavy overlay of toasty vanillin from new oak casks, and mouthsearing levels of tannin. Although the wine is closed, it is firmly-structured and enormously-endowed in the mouth. Cellar this offering for 2-4 years, and consume it over the following 15+. This winery continues to turn out an insipid selection of white wines, but the reds are all noteworthy, and some are reasonably good values.

Score: 90

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2000-2017 01 February 1998