Penfolds Barossa Valley Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon 1966

Tawny rose in colour, consistent with the 1966, but the aromatics here are a little more evolved, showing undergrowth, soot, cold ash, raspberry leaf, turmeric spice. Retains an intensity of flavour through its core, although less charm than the 1964. At this point, the wine would have been open fermented and matured in neutral American oak barrels, rather than the new oak of today. Max Schubert chief winemaker.