Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Penfolds |
Label Name: | Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon |
Vintage: | 1980 |
Country: | Australia |
Region: | South Australia (Coonawarra / Barossa) |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13.5% |
Grape(s): | Cabernet Sauvignon |
Acidity: | 3 |
Tannins: | 5 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 5 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Widely collected and highly regarded among Penfolds' flagship Cabernets; auction and merchant listings note mature dark fruit, mocha and long finish for older 707 vintages (including 1980). regarded as long-lived and collectible
Tasting Note
Concentrated cassis and dark-berry core with mocha, dark chocolate, cedar, graphite and mint notes; warm spice and firm drying tannins, long cocoa-tinged finish.
Food Pairing
Western: roast beef, herb-crusted rack of lamb, venison, aged cheddar. Asian: Korean BBQ (galbi/bulgogi), Cantonese roast duck, Sichuan beef, char siu pork.
Production Method
Fermented as 100% Cabernet Sauvignon and matured in American oak hogsheads (significant new oak component); typically c.14 months in new American oak before bottling.
Vineyard Info
Penfolds, established in the 19th century; Bin 707 was created in 1964 by Max Schubert as the house flagship Cabernet, originally from Kalimna and later incorporating Coonawarra and other South Australian sites.