Close

Price: $69.95

Professional Reviews

• Wine Enthusiast

  96

  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. *Cellar Selection* (VB)

  (02/2021)

• Decanter

  95

  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 flavours 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. (DS)

  (02/2021)

• James Halliday

  95

  In what Peter Gago describes in his inimitable fashion as 'the hemispherical inverse of Bin 407' this is a magnificently crafted Napa cabernet that offers allure from day one, yet great promise in years to come. Napa provenance is avowed confidently in a rich, ripe and succulent core of generous blackberry and blackcurrant fruit, even a hint of licorice. Fruit and high-class French oak tannins unite to wonderful effect in a refined and confident structure, meshing harmoniously with fruit and drawing out a very long finish. (TS)

  (02/2021)

• James Suckling

  95

  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.

  (02/2021)

• Vinous

  93

  The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Bin 704 is rich and effusive, with all of the personality of the vintage on display. Sweet spice, mocha, dark raspberry jam, licorice and leather all take shape in the glass. Medium in body, with bright acids, the 2018 will drink well with minimal cellaring. It is another super attractive wine in this new lineup from Penfolds, but it is also a bit tight and in need of a few years in bottle. (AG)

  (02/2021)

Related items

Sorry, product recommendations are temporarily unavailable. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Please contact us directly for assistance with your wine and spirits exploration!

Staff Reviews

• 

  By: Ryan Woodhouse

  2/18/2021

  K&L Staff Member

  A stunning debut for this wine. Though this project was decades in the making, it was a perfect coincidence that the fantastic 2018 vintage in Napa lined up with these first Penfolds releases. The vintage really allows the classic flavors of Napa to show through, powerful varietal typicity, with crème de cassis, plum, cedar, loamy earth and leather. The wine has plenty of power and concentration but still feels vibrant and fresh. The all French oak, the majority of it seasoned, also allows the sense of place and season shine through without winemaking artifact or over-ripeness eclipsing any of the important details. Penfolds really drew on their age old pedigree here and didn't try to over-make the wine. It has a very natural, effortless feel to it that works very nicely.
  

Inventory

Real Time Inventory by Location:

The item you have chosen is in stock, and has inventory in our warehouse and one or more stores. Below is the current quantity on hand information for this product within our database. It is never more than five minutes old. Additionally, our shopping cart looks at real time inventory so when you add an item to you cart we will do an immediate check of available inventory and alert you if there are any issues.

Product turnaround time varies by location of inventory and your chosen method of shipping/pickup.