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Balnaves 'The Tally' Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 Deep purple-red; an incredibly powerful and expressive bouquet, the luscios but tighly framed blackcurrant, cassis and French oak precisely fulfilling the promises of the bouquet. Drink to 2026. 96 points James Halliday A powerful and savoury cabernet whose deep, dark, raher closed and tight-fisted aromas of black fruits, dark chocolate and dried herbs reveal a meaty aspect. Its long and finely honed palate marries deep, bright and dark-fruited cabernet flavour with assertive but balance smoky and cedary oak and a frame of fine, firm and powdery tannin. It finishes very loing indeed, with slightly herbal undertones of mint and menthol, plus a marginally baked note at the back of the palate. A very good wine indeed despite a slight rawness that just lacks the even ripeness and regal structure of the 2004 vintage. (Coonawarra, not yet released, 94 points, drink 2013-2017+) Jeremy Oliver BACKGROUND The Balnaves vineyard comprises twelve blocks of Cabernet Sauvignon vines of varying acreage and vine age, the oldest planted in 1975. Since the construction of Balnaves winery in 1996, these blocks are divided again into smaller parcels, following soil types and topography, with approximately forty Cabernet Sauvignon fermentations being conducted each vintage. The best of these ferments are set a side during vintage for our Balnaves Cabernet Sauvignon and in outstanding years, Balnaves "The Tally" Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon. The Tally illustrates a trend in Coonawarra: a trend to strive beyond that which the region has produced before...Campbell Mattinson