Ranked #2 of 217 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon from South Australia
97/100
5 Stars
Huon Hooke
Very deep red/purple colour which stains the glass. The bouquet is a riot of mocha, the melted dark chocolate and espresso coffee notes clearly identifiable, together with concentrated, super-ripe blackberry, blackcurrant and cassis cabernet identity which soars above the oak and other factors. Rum and raisin chocolate. Masses of softly drying tannins coat the tongue, but it's the richness of flavour that dominates all else. Tremendous length, broad and slightly chewy. It finishes with a huge crescendo. An amazing wine. (McLaren Vale, Coonawarra, Barossa Valley, Padthaway. 18 months in 100% new American oak hogsheads)
Tasted: 23/06/2021
Drink: 2023 to 2046
97 Points Robert Parker
Sourced from McLaren Vale (41%), Coonawarra, Barossa Valley and Padthaway this vintage, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Bin 707 spent 18 months in 100% new American oak hogsheads prior to bottling. Scents of vanilla, cedar and celery seed seamlessly swirl around dark notions of cassis, plum, coffee and cocoa. There's a touch of mint, but it fits well within the context of the wine. Full-bodied, concentrated and rich, this wine looks to have at least two decades ahead of it. The finish is truly special, with beguiling hints of maple syrup balanced by a smooth, enveloping wash of softly dusty tannins. Drink 2025 - 2045.
Source: Robert Parker.
97 Points James Halliday
McLaren Vale, Coonawarra, Barossa Valley and Padthaway fruit. Matured 18 months in 100% new American oak hogsheads. Such a bold statement of new American oak seems somehow old-fashioned in this day and age of Australian cabernet, and yet there is a comfortable assurance about the irrefutable Bin 707 model, promising that the woodwork will find its place with sufficient patience. The purity and precision of cassis and blackcurrant fruit on display is something to behold. In inimitable Bin 707 form, new American oak rises to the auspicious occasion, propelling and uplifting to mighty effect and monumental tannin impact. Fruit and oak sit apart for now, but each in their rightful place, and, as ever, promise great things indeed in a very long time to come. Line and length of the highest order confirm it will go the distance without the slightest doubt. Drink to 2069.
Source: James Halliday.
97 Points Andrew Caillard MW
Deep crimson. Classic blackcurrant mulberry aromas with roasted chestnut, graphite notes. Ample, yet elemental and multi-layered with plentiful pure blackcurrant mulberry fruits, fine persistent grainy/ muscular tannins, superb mid-palate richness and underlying mocha roasted chestnut notes. Finishes brambly firm with plenty of cedarwood cassis notes. A sturdy Bin 707 with beautiful fruit definition and tannin vigour. Claret lovers rejoice!
Source: Andrew Caillard MW.