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1990 Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon
- South Australia
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- Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 410 / 750ml
- Red - Rich and Intense
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Producer tasting notes: "COLOUR The wine is dark cherry red in colour. NOSE Intensely scented, the rich bouquet offers coffeelike Cabernet aromas with blackcurrant and mulberry overtones, lifted by vanillin American oak and barrel ferment characters which add a smoky complexity. PALATE This magnificent full-bodied wine shows concentrated Cabernet fruit and complementary oak characters in perfect harmony. The palate has layers of intensely flavoured, 'sweet' blackcurrant-like varietal fruit, with hints of dark chocolate, superbly balanc" - Penfolds
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Highlights
- From South Australia, Australia
- Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 410 / 750ml
- Red Wine – Rich and Intense
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Pairs well with Beef and Venison
Winery
Penfolds is Australia's most famous wine producer, best known for its flagship wine Grange, one of the most acclaimed wines in the world. The historic estate has pioneered the wine industy of Australia since its inception in th...
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- Region or Appellation
- Producer Notes
- Inspired by the iconic jet that took it to the world. The rich and powerful Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon, our first commercial release of a single cabernet-based wine, is linked to Max Schubert’s dream of making a great Australian red wine that could last at least 20 years. During the ‘50s and early ‘60s cabernet sauvignon was mostly used for blending, but Schubert’s breakthrough with the varietal as a stand-alone wine came in 1964 with inaugural vintage. Early Bin 707s were typically open fermented under wax-lined header boards and matured in seasoned old oak (rather than new oak). The wine was not made from 1970 to 1975 (when fruit was directed to other wines) nor in 1981, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2011 or 2017 (when fruit of the required style and quality was not available).
- Drinking Window
- 2008 - 2015
- Alcohol ABV
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13.5%
- Sweetness
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Dry
- Acidity TA
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7.4 g/L
- Acidity pH
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3.25
- Blend
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100% Cabernet Sauvignon
- Maturation
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Oaked
- Oak Type
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American
- Winemaker
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Peter Gago
- Ownership
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Treasury Wine Estates
- Closure Type
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Cork or screwcap
- Ageing
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The wine was matured in new American oak hogsheads for 18 months.
- Producer Tasting Notes
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COLOUR The wine is dark cherry red in colour. NOSE Intensely scented, the rich bouquet offers coffeelike Cabernet aromas with blackcurrant and mulberry overtones, lifted by vanillin American oak and barrel ferment characters which add a smoky complexity. PALATE This magnificent full-bodied wine shows concentrated Cabernet fruit and complementary oak characters in perfect harmony. The palate has layers of intensely flavoured, 'sweet' blackcurrant-like varietal fruit, with hints of dark chocolate, superbly balanc
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About the Wine
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Dim sum, meat Starter Course
- Chinese
- Crispy aromatic pork Main Course
- Contains: chilli, garlic
- Chinese
- Blue Grey wing rib Main Course
- Marbled, tender and flavourful beef from the Blue Grey, a hybrid breed from Scotland and northern England
- Western
- Gouda Cheese Course
- Dutch
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Vintage quality: Legendary
Current condition: Ready to drink
1990 for Australia was a fabulous vintage.
The winter was dry and turned into a warm spring, which then developed into a hot, dry summer. The result was a large rich, ripe harvest.
The wines tended to be powerful and highly concentrated with big fruit flavors.
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