The 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon “Bin 707” is one of the Penfolds’ flagship wines. It was aged for 15 months in 100% new American oak. Opaque purple/black, it exhibits a classic Cabernet nose of cedar, tobacco, spice box, black currant, and blackberry liqueur. Medium-bodied (13.5% alcohol) but dense and concentrated, with tons of black fruit flavor, the wine is tightly knit, structured, beautifully balanced, and very promising. It needs a minimum of 10-12 years of cellaring and should provide pleasure through 2040. - JSM

Behind some mint, eucalyptus and cedar aromas, this is a big, meaty Cabernet, with lots of flesh and power. The tight cassis fruit needs some time to unfold and the mouthdrying tannins need some time to resolve, but all the ingredients for future excellence are in place. Drink 2012–2020. A blend of Coonawarra and Barossa fruit, with just a smidgen from McLaren Vale. JOE CZERWINSKI

Polished and ripe, with sweet spices from toasty oak weaving through the detailed currant, blackberry and cream flavors, lingering effortlessly on the beautifully formed, persistent finish. Not a big wine, but this has tremendous class. Drink now through 2016. 951 cases imported. — HS

Generous, with charred sandalwood aromatics, just a little dominant over the black cherry and damson fruit at this point. Earth and clove spice follow up, taking away from the pure Cabernet signature that is typical of this bottling, making it an outlier in the vertical. Perhaps bottle variation, as this is a well regarded vintage. 100% new American oak.