2011 Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon

All French oak used was new … to good effect! No 2011 Bin 707. No 2011 Bin 169. A silver lining, relegational bonus for this wine!

Peter Gago, Penfolds chief winemaker

91+/100

Aged in 50% new oak of which 30% is French, the very deep purple-black colored 2011 Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon presents pure, pronounced cassis aromas wed to underlying Mediterranean herb, cedar, pencil lead and menthol notes.

Medium-bodied and taut in the mouth, with just enough expressive fruit to meet the firm, grainy tannins and lively acid, it finishes with good length.

Lisa Perrotti-Brown, www.erobertparker.com, February 2014

91/100

Jeremy Oliver, www.jeremyoliver.com