Balnaves The Tally 2005 Saturday, Aug 4 2007
Tasting Notes and Australia and Coonawarra and Variety and Red and cabernet et al
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan’ go home
..or sheep as is the case with the name of this wine. I am pretty good at counting sheep. It’s one of my many incredible and varied skills. I tasted this wine over three days and it showed no signs of tiring and I never heard it counting sheep either.
A complex mix of red and black berries, blackcurrant, licorice, earth and lots of spicy clove and cedar oak with a touch of cooling menthol. On the palate full bodied with red and black berry, cassis, dark chocolate and tobacco flavours backed with a large helping of high quality cedar oak. Intense, tightly coiled and packed full of energy with very strong but ripe tannins and a long tannic finish. A mighty Coonawarra cabernet and yes, it’s well worth the money.
Rated : 95 Points
Tasted : Aug07
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : $80
Closure : Cork
Drink : 2014 - 2030
Source : Winery Sample
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7 Responses to “Balnaves The Tally 2005”
August 5th, 2007 at 1:23 am
Just seems to be lacking the points on the 04, not just with your review but with all who have reviewed it. Any idea why?
August 5th, 2007 at 8:16 am
..because 2005 is just too tannic…not supple or enticing as the 2004
sanjay
August 5th, 2007 at 10:24 am
I have only had the 2004 once in a very rapid blind tasting so can’t really comment. It is a cellaring style of cabernet…it is supposed to be tannic.
GW
August 6th, 2007 at 8:14 am
Gary,
probably silly question but..
05 cullen vs 05 tally
both good vintages and same ish price point
decision???
August 6th, 2007 at 8:21 am
Either. Both top wines for the cellar but bearing this in mind I’d lean towards the Cullen due to the screwcap closure.
GW
August 6th, 2007 at 9:20 am
I have already got my Cullen but i am tossing up on the Tally this vintage. Maybe a couple of bottles will cover it.
Cullen over the past decade must be fast approaching the very top of Australian wine. It makes many more expensive Shiraz examples look pretty average.
August 6th, 2007 at 9:30 am
I agree. It tends to sell through pretty quickly too so I’d not muck about too much.
GW