2008 Penfolds Cabernet Sauvignon Bin 407

Community Tasting Notes (44) Avg Score: 90.7 points

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  1/3/2024 - Marcus Vin Rouge Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Slightly passed peak but very nice to drink.

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  12/13/2023 - stayhappy21 wrote: 88 Points

  Drank this during a wine dinner at Phoenix Garden (Ngee Ann City). Theme of the Evening: Langton's Exceptional Cabernet Dinner. Wines were served two at a time for comparison and contrast.
  
  One of the lighter weights of the evening, but this wine managed to hold its own against the heavy weights. Like a younger and lighter version of the Penfold's Bin 707, this is a textbook Cabernet Sauvignon from Penfold's, with the grapes coming from multi-regions and multi-vineyards, supported by use of French and American oak.
  
  When compared to the 2008 Penfolds Cabernet Sauvignon Bin 707, this wine tastes much more straightforward with less complexity and lightweight.

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  9/19/2023 - RBvGunten Likes this wine: 94 Points

  14.5%
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  Egg milk finish
  Outstanding 01/10/23 doesn’t get any better! Time to drink up ;)

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  2/12/2023 - kmmunz@aol.com Likes this wine: 85 Points

  Rich berries, tabac, heavy. , Mince, Lavendel, thyme

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  12/5/2022 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Retail $35. Heavy Bottle. 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. For the better part of the last 25 years, I would lead bicycle tours in France (and various other countries in Europe). Part of my job was to be a resource for the clients regarding French culture, which, of course, includes wine. On one trip through Burgundy, I had a handful of Australians on the trip who were particularly interested in learning more about French wine, but knew very little about it. Thus, there were many nights that we closed the restaurant, ordering red after white (and sometimes back to white) from France's top region for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, blowing through my wine budget by the third night. Well, as a thank you, they bought me this, the only Australian wine they could find in Dijon (really? you mean to tell me there is not a single bottle of Grange in all of Dijon??). Tonight, almost on the anniversary of the demise of the tour company I worked all those summer for, I popped this. Lovely. Sure, it's not Grange (but it is also a tiny fraction of the price), but it is made to be approachable and affordable. Check and check. Medium to dark color with great red and dark fruit on the nose (blackberry, plum) along with earth and spice. Delicious. The palate is equally impressive with a surprising amount of juicy fruit given the dozen-plus years since the harvest. But there is also great tartness and hints of herbs, spice, and forest floor. The finish is lengthy but devoid of much tannic structure as they have been fully integrated. Outstanding. 93 Pts.

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