Penfolds Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Deep magenta to rim color. Energetic, exuberant, varietally pure (cassis/blackcurrant), at the physiologically riper end of the spectrum (no herbal or greener cues). Other aromatics: Derived scents extolling memories of homemade cannoli (its pastry and custard/chocolate), a suggestion of Chinese sausage, and French-oak evident. Doesn't matter though—the aromas are all in harmony, in style.

100% Cabernet Sauvignon. In 1844 Dr. Penfold and his wife Mary purchased the 500-acre Magill (originally Mackgill) estate on the outskirts of Adelaide. Initially their wines, made from grenache, were prescribed as tonic wines for anemic patients. Harking back to this origin of prescribed tonics, roadside billboards in Australia used to read "Penfolds 1844 to Evermore." Following Dr Penfold's death in 1870, the vineyards and winery were left in the very capable hands of his wife Mary. The estate remained in the Penfold family until 1976 and is currently owned by Treasury Wine Estates.