Penfolds Bin 704 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2018 750mL

Grape Varietal:

Cabernet Sauvignon

Tasting Notes:

Deep red. Black Forest cake, glazed cherries and dark chocolate aromas. Primary fruits are animated and lithe! Chocolate coated (flavour) almonds (tannic-texture). Pomegranate-like acidity contributes to liveliness and dovetailed cedary/spicy oak adds to intrigue. Sleek. Silken. Supple.

96 Points - Wine Enthusiast, April 2021. "This is the first vintage of the Australian producer's foray into Napa Valley. It is tightly structured yet supple, bursting in bright currant and strawberry flavors. Savory components of sage, dried herb and black pepper dot the palate alongside silky tannins and chocolate-laced richness. A fresh touch of blood orange arises on the finish. Enjoy from 2028–2033."

93 Points - Gismondi on Wine, February 2021. "Bin 704 is how winemakers Peter Gago and Steph Dutton see Napa Valley cabernet through the Penfolds lens. It starts with perfect fruit and French barriques to craft a texture of finesse and power. The nose is aromatic, mixing dried herbs, espresso, and black and blue fruit. It is a middleweight with a freshness not so easily attained in Napa Valley. The attack is Napa cabernet firm with a whack of cassis, with savoury licorice supporting ripe blackcurrant sprinkled with cracked pepper, salami, and dusted in dark chocolate. Intense, long, and youthful, there is no hurry to drink this wine and given its balance and silky textures, I suggest it will live long into the 2030s. Bin 704 is the 'mirror' or reverse image of its Australian Bin 407 stablemate. They would make a fascinating duo to taste side by each. Gago reiterates that “There is California sun and California soil, but everything in between is Penfolds.” The wine is aged 16 months in 40 percent new oak split 80/20 between French and American, coopered in Australia. Some 85 percent of the fruit is sourced from Rutherford and Oakville, 15 percent from South Australia."

92 Points - vvWine.ch, Adrian van Velsen, December 2021. " Somewhat more subtle, richer in finesse and very noble on the nose, shows black cherries in addition to a varietal currant fruit, plus a fine spice, a fragrance, clear and pure like a mountain baChâteau On the palate firmer, straighter than the Bin 600, shows a crisp, dark fruit, fine-grained, much more distinctive tannins and a lot of race, this wine is also modern in style, ends very long-lasting and leaves aromas of blackcurrants and sage. Very nice Cabernet Sauvignon, from now until 2035+"