2018 Penfolds Bin 704 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley....$65.99
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This is the first vintage of the Australian producer’s foray into Napa Valley. It is tightly structured yet supple, bursting in bright currant and strawberry flavors. Savory components of sage, dried herb and black pepper dot the palate alongside silky tannins and chocolate-laced richness. A fresh touch of blood orange arises on the finish. Enjoy from 2028 – 2033.
Rated 96/100 Wine Enthusiast
A beautiful,aromatic wine with blackcurrant, cool fruit and hints of minerals and tar. Full-bodied, yet polished and really well manicured. Long and creamy. Shows tension, energy and refinement. Drink after 2024, but so beautiful already. Hard not to drink.
Rated 95/100 James Suckling
Bright and vibrant in the glass with deep, dark aromas of black plum grasped in a tight-fisted blackberry glove. While the body is fashionably lean, the initially tight flavors relax to a plush embrace. More is revealed as the wine opens up in the mouth: sumptuous fruit that remains firm and politely behaved, a chew of tobacco and deliberate oak tannins that bite in the tail.
Rated 93/100 James Suckling
This is a blend of 78% Napa Valley and Sonoma-grown Cabernet Sauvignon and 22% Shiraz from Paso Robles. IT is a smooth and earthy wine that offers flavors of leather, earth, iron and crushed rock cut against herbal accents.
Rated 97/100 James Suckling
A 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, combining 85.1% fruit from the Napa Valley (predominantly from Oakville, Rutherford and Calistoga AVAs) and the remainder from several of Penfolds’ South Australian vineyards, moving it beyond the expected Napa Cab expression to instead exert its own unique personality. The Australian component introduces rich, lifted aromas of blueberry and blackberry, and a more opulent fruit presence. It adds freshness and vibrancy to the dense Napa body, resulting in a vivacious, cheery red still bound by firm tannins.
Rated 96/100 Decanter
A good portion, 85.1%, of this "Wine of the World" comes from America. In fact, the American component all comes from Napa. "There are some great vineyards going in here," Peter Gago informed me. "We are buying some fruit for this, but most of it comes off our own vineyards." By "own vineyards," Gago refers to the considerable land holdings of Treasury Wine Estates, which now owns such iconic Napa names such as Beringer, Sterling Vineyards and Stags’ Leap Winery. The major component of this component, 28%, comes from Rutherford, with the other components "cherry picked" from across the Napa region. So, that is the American wine part of this wine.
Rated 95/100 The Wine Advocate
This is the first vintage of the Australian producer’s foray into Napa Valley. It is tightly structured yet supple, bursting in bright currant and strawberry flavors. Savory components of sage, dried herb and black pepper dot the palate alongside silky tannins and chocolate-laced richness. A fresh touch of blood orange arises on the finish. Enjoy from 2028 – 2033.
Rated 96/100 Wine Enthusiast
A beautiful,aromatic wine with blackcurrant, cool fruit and hints of minerals and tar. Full-bodied, yet polished and really well manicured. Long and creamy. Shows tension, energy and refinement. Drink after 2024, but so beautiful already. Hard not to drink.
Rated 95/100 James Suckling
Bright and vibrant in the glass with deep, dark aromas of black plum grasped in a tight-fisted blackberry glove. While the body is fashionably lean, the initially tight flavors relax to a plush embrace. More is revealed as the wine opens up in the mouth: sumptuous fruit that remains firm and politely behaved, a chew of tobacco and deliberate oak tannins that bite in the tail.
Rated 95/100 Decanter
Streamlined and
showing dusty tannins, this
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
is 100% Napa Valley, with a
winemaking signature that’s
100% Penfolds. Aged 16
months in 100% French oak,
it shows a sleek mouthfeel
in which lavender and peony
converge with plum skin and
jasmine. A few extra days
of skin contact allow beefy,
concentrated notes of cherry
liqueur and dark chocolate
to surface. Marked by spiced
cedar, the finish is a satisfying immersion of power and
elegance.
Rated 96/100 Sommelier Journal
2018 Penfolds Bin 600 Cabernet Shiraz California...$46.99
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A very fine and polished red with cherry, berry, chocolate and cedar aromas and flavors. Some spice and meat with hints of tea leaf. Some ash, too. Medium body and extremely refined texture, showing real balance and elegance. The tannins spread across the palate in a beautiful way. 78% cabernet sauvignon and 22% shiraz. Drink or hold.Rated 93/100 James Suckling
This is a blend of 78% Napa Valley and Sonoma-grown Cabernet Sauvignon and 22% Shiraz from Paso Robles. IT is a smooth and earthy wine that offers flavors of leather, earth, iron and crushed rock cut against herbal accents.
Rated 93/100 Wine Enthusiast
This multiregional
California blend contains fruit
from Napa, Sonoma, and the
winery’s own Camatta Hills
property, planted to cuttings
from its Kalimna and Magill
estates in South Australia; located in Paso Robles’ Creston
District, it was originally called
Creston 600 Ranch, and the
wine was named Bin 600 in
its honor. With its rolling hills,
large diurnal temperature
swings, and clay-loam and
calcareous soils, the terroir
is reminiscent of the Barossa
Valley, and it shows in the
wine’s herb-kissed depth of
blackberry and plum, which
morphs into a rare–roast
beef meatiness. Sparked by
salinity, caperberry and olive
tapenade come into play. A
streak of chocolate-almond
croissant provides voluminous softness while sweetening the savory elements
Rated 94/100 The Sommelier Journal
2018 Penfolds Bin 149 Cabernet Cabernet Sauvignon...$142.99
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- 85.1% American Wine
- 14.9% Australian Wine
Rated 97/100 James Suckling
A 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, combining 85.1% fruit from the Napa Valley (predominantly from Oakville, Rutherford and Calistoga AVAs) and the remainder from several of Penfolds’ South Australian vineyards, moving it beyond the expected Napa Cab expression to instead exert its own unique personality. The Australian component introduces rich, lifted aromas of blueberry and blackberry, and a more opulent fruit presence. It adds freshness and vibrancy to the dense Napa body, resulting in a vivacious, cheery red still bound by firm tannins.
Rated 96/100 Decanter
A good portion, 85.1%, of this "Wine of the World" comes from America. In fact, the American component all comes from Napa. "There are some great vineyards going in here," Peter Gago informed me. "We are buying some fruit for this, but most of it comes off our own vineyards." By "own vineyards," Gago refers to the considerable land holdings of Treasury Wine Estates, which now owns such iconic Napa names such as Beringer, Sterling Vineyards and Stags’ Leap Winery. The major component of this component, 28%, comes from Rutherford, with the other components "cherry picked" from across the Napa region. So, that is the American wine part of this wine.
Rated 95/100 The Wine Advocate
The
combination of Cabernet
Sauvignon from vineyards
in Napa Valley and South
Australia is an extension of
Penfolds’ house style and
has been christened with
the unique term “Wine of
the World.” Maturation for
16 months in new French
(80%) and new American
(20%) oak further adds to its
globe-spanning distinction. A
phantom of a wine, with a
feminine sort of reined-in
power and tension, it delivers
both sweetness and a sassy,
savory, keen sensation of sage
on cocoa along with woodsy
tones. The palpable dark fruit
acts like drapes parting on
the dynamic stage, revealing statuesque glamour.
Rated 98/100 Sommelier Journal
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