Penfolds Bin 704 Napa Cabernet 2021 Rated 95JS

James Suckling Review
Rated 95
I like the aromas of blackcurrants, pencil shavings, pine cones and blackberries. Medium-bodied with well-integrated tannins that give framing and vibe. This will be better in three or four years. Solid cab. Drink from 2028.

Wine Tasting Notes
The mirror image of its Australian Bin 407 stablemate, Penfolds Bin 704 Napa Cabernet Sauvignon seeks to showcase California fruit through the lens of Penfolds winemaking tradition. Mindful of regional nuances and regional essence, it redefines all that Napa Valley Cabernet can be.

• NOSE - Varietally on point. Cassis notes abound, with satsuma plum paste adding to a rather charming aromatic profile. From the pasticceria, a generous selection of sweet delights: sfogliatella pastry, cinnamon scrolls and bomboloni. Notes of raw nutmeg, mace and allspice hover over dried tobacco and sage. Pencil shavings allude to varietal nuance and maturation in quality French oak.
• PALATE - There is a generous sweet core of fruit that offers plenty of flesh right across the palate. Cassis persists on the palate, with baked blackberry pie pastry flavors. Mulberries add a dark, slightly leafy nuance, balanced by the impression of fresh pouring cream. Baking spices abound. The acidity is tight and persistent, a lovely foil to the generous fruits and fine-grained tannins. There is the slightest suggestion of olive brine and kalamata tapenade rounding out a lovely medium bodied wine.
• GRAPE VARIETY - Cabernet Sauvignon
• SOURCING - Napa Valley
• ALCOHOL - 14.5%