Penfolds - Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon - 2012

I find myself more and more attracted to Bin 407 as a wine. In the Penfolds line-up it always or increasingly stands clear as a celebration of its variety more than of the Penfolds house. This release is dusty, flecked with tobacco, sweet-fruited and perfectly polished, but it’s all olive tapanade and herb and stem through the finish. There’s ripe fruit and sweet oak, but there’s leaf, and therefore life. This release lingers beautifully, has a sense of precision to its structure, and should age grandly. Drink 2018-2028+ 95 Points Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front