Tonight I went to Tosoni’s – an awesome restaurant in Bellevue that I believe to be the best in the Puget Sound. It turns out that they had a bottle of Bin 707 there, and I could not resist grabbing a bottle to have with dinner. Normally I would not be so bold, but my beautiful wife egged me on and I went for it. Am I ever glad that I did.
This is the big daddy of the Penfolds Cabernet range, and it definitely shows when you crack it and taste it. It was smooth and sweet when you tasted it, strong in the good way and not in the bad way. It had a great mineral texture that my favorite wines always have (like Magill Estate, RWT, Grange, GSM and Euroa Creeks). The wine went fantastically with the surf and turf that I was eating, and it was pleasant to continue with after dinner.
I actually have some of this stuff stashed away, and I am now very glad to have done so. I have been slack in procurring more and I need to get onto that soon. So much wine to hoard, and so little money.
If you want something bold and Australian to drink, but want to stray away from Shiraz for the night, I definitely recommend trying this (if you can find it – this stuff is like hen’s teeth).
