1992 Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon 750ml

Bottle fill level: Base of neck

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).

Ageing

Matured in new American oak barrels for 16 months.

Producer Tasting Notes

COLOUR Almost black in colour, due to the tremendous depth of dark cherry-red hues. NOSE It has a rich bouquet of ripe berry fruit and vanillin oak with mocha coffee-like Cabernet and cassis characters. Barrel fermentation has produced very well integrated oak that combines and lifts the fruit, resulting in an opulent, harmonious aroma. PALATE This magnificent, full-bodied wine is rich and flavoursome with concentrated, sweet Cabernet fruit, complementary oak and great palate length. Despite the intensity and richness, the wine has a softness now that tends to deceptively mask some of the wine’