Bin 707 is a perfect Cabernet Sauvignon representation of Penfolds House Style: intensely flavoured fruit, with the completion of fermentation and maturation in new oak. Like Grange, it is a blend of the best Cabernet fruit from the vintage. The 2023 vintage is a rich and commanding wine, its palate saturated with dark fruit flavours with notes of dark chocolate, spice and savoury depths. An expansive, full-bodied wine with proven transformation in the cellar. A first impression reveals that this release is not overtly fruit-dependent, although blackberry and mulberry fruits are instantly detected. Perhaps more of a savoury/earthy disposition, augmented by pan juices/jus and black olive, and laced with exotic spices (African/Moroccan)... turmeric, bay leaf and pimento. Temptingly, (couverture) dark chocolate crackle/Copha flavours combine with the praline and nuttiness of barrel-fermentation. An expansive, woven palate conveys this vinous deliciousness, with a positive tension assisted by seamless Cabernet tannins, that are at once granular, sleek. Structure and flavours are both sophisticated and complex... masterfully conjured and showcased via this noble variety, Cabernet Sauvignon.