Penfolds, Bin 707, 2024
Penfolds, Bin 707, 2024
- 75cl
- 14.5%
- Red Still
- Cabernet Sauvignon
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Drinking window: 2028 - 2050
Est. delivery in 2027
Bin 707 is Penfolds' statement that Australia can do Cabernet Sauvignon at the very highest level — no apologies, no hedging. Sourced from premium Cabernet sites across South Australia, principally Coonawarra and Barossa, it is aged in 100% new American oak, which sounds aggressive on paper but in practice delivers that signature Penfolds hallmark: power that never loses its composure. A cellar essential for anyone serious about Australian red wine.
What the critics say:
"The 2024 Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon is sourced from Coonawarra, Barossa Valley and Padthaway and raised 100% in new American oak. "If the fruit can't stand up to the new American oak, then it's not destined for 707," says chief winemaker Peter Gago. While the élevage may feel prohibitive in its early days, I can say from lived experience that it protects the fruit from the vagaries of aging, and the old bottles of Bin 707 are fresh, vibrant and lovely, lovely things. I always expected to detest (in some form) the combination of American oak and Cabernet Sauvignon, but for this cuvée, I am glad to make an exception. It's like stridently Penfolds. So here, this 2024 Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon is inky, plush, powerful, fresh, detailed and very long. The consistent ripeness from the excellent (warm, dry) vintage in South Australia brings with it a supple pliability, while the tannins are profuse and gritty. This is very good, but it's a baby. Patience is recommended, with the expectation that this cuvée will age 30 or 40 years with ease. 14.5% alcohol, sealed under natural cork. Bin 707 is Penfolds's Cabernet Sauvignon made from multi-vineyard and multi-region fruit sourcing, with fermentation completed before maturation in new oak. It was first produced in 1964 and has not been made in certain vintages, either because fruit was allocated elsewhere or because fruit considered suitable for the style was not available. The wine is typically full-bodied and is positioned as a cellar-worthy Australian Cabernet Sauvignon."
"Wonderfully balanced and expressive straight on release with seductive aromas of blackberries, blueberries, mint, dark chocolate, walnut, boysenberry, cedar and graphite. The palate is silky with melting tannins and a full, textural mouthfeel, giving a powerful yet restrained, elegant and moreish finish. Aged for 18 months in 100% new American oak hogsheads. An excellent bottling drinking beautifully now but time in the cellar will reap maximum rewards. Drink or hold."
"Sourced from Coonawarra, Barossa and Padthaway, Penfolds' flagship Cab spent 16 months in new American hogsheads, helping to lend firm, chewy tannins to this muscular vintage. Impressive immediacy, with unmistakably Cabernet aromas introducing a characterful palate that's big on flavour – liquorice, caraway, aniseed, coffee bean and cocoa nib, with violets and plenty of black fruit. Structured and set to age for decades."
Bin 707 draws on several South Australian regions depending on vintage, with Coonawarra's famous terra rossa soils — a thin band of iron-rich red clay over limestone — providing the wine's backbone and cool-climate precision. Barossa fruit contributes depth and richness, particularly from old-vine material on sandy loam and ancient ironstone. The combination of warm days, cool nights, and low rainfall across these regions produces Cabernet of exceptional concentration and natural structure. It's a blended-region wine, but the individual sites are chosen with serious rigour.
Bin 707 carries a South Australia geographical indication, reflecting Penfolds' cross-regional blending approach rather than any single appellation's rules. South Australia accounts for the vast majority of Australia's finest red wine production, from the Barossa Valley to Coonawarra, Eden Valley, and beyond. Unlike appellation-driven systems in France or Italy, Australian GI rules govern geography rather than grape varieties or yields, giving producers like Penfolds the freedom to blend across regions in pursuit of the best possible wine each vintage. That freedom is both the point and the philosophy.
We'll be honest: 2024 in South Australia threw winemakers some proper curveballs. The growing season started promisingly enough, but then delivered a cocktail of challenges that kept everyone on their toes. What emerged from this meteorological drama was a vintage that demanded every ounce of skill in the vineyard and cellar, separating the wheat from the chaff in spectacular fashion.
The wines that made it through show remarkable concentration and vivacity—think tightly wound Rieslings from Eden Valley that practically hum with energy, and Barossa Shiraz with more savoury backbone than we've seen in years. This isn't a vintage for the impatient; these wines are built for the long haul and will reward cellaring until 2030 and beyond. We're particularly taken with the McLaren Vale expressions, which somehow managed to capture both power and restraint in the same glass.
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