Penfolds - Bin 707 - Cabernet Sauvignon | Australian Red Wine

COLOR:
Squid ink blackness.

NOSE:
A brooding dark amalgam of black pudding, sweetbreads and marrow. Confirmed: no mention of (ferric) haemoglobin. Promise.A brisk swirl of the glass reveals scents of nori, oyster/blackbean sauce and iodine.A concession of varietal alignment – cabernet florals, blackcurrant and black mulberry.Complexingly, a suggestion of beurre noisette sauce – avec sage. Detection of a 100% new oak footprint? Maybe, if you really try … swamped by an overload of background ‘aromatic noise’

TASTE:
Svelte tannins. Please explain – a compacted felt texture (dense/firm/softened/malleable).Be warned – senses led astray – ambushed by tannins, seduced by generosity and power, waylaid by luxurious fruits and balance. Innocence lost.Oak, as per Nose, completely ingested. Flavours - where to start? Above descriptors on Nose, convey to Taste.Organoleptically as one.Implores secured time in bottle – for so many reasons. No. 1 – heightened hedonistic drinking enjoyment over time.