The 2018 The Tally Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon is led in majority by Cabernet Sauvignon (92%), with the balance made up of Petit Verdot. The wine was matured in French oak for 15 months (40% new). This has all of the density of tannin one expects from premium Coonawarra Cabernet, along with lifted violets, fine mineral graphite characters and loads of blue fruits. It is very spicy and good, but svelte too. I love the chew through the finish. It is long and lean.

Complex, rich and aromatic, with tobacco, fresh mint and mocha notes on a thick, velvety frame, with kirschlike cherry flavors at the core and plenty of persistence on the long finish. Drink now through 2028. 1,500 cases made, 50 cases imported.??–MW??Region: Australia / Coonawarra Select to Add

The 2012 The Tally Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve has evolved beautifully in the two years since it was last reviewed by my predecessor. Aged in 50% new oak, it shows a smoky, cedary veneer of baking spices on the nose. It's medium to full-bodied but tight and linear on the palate, with fine-grained, firm tannins. For sure, the 2013 Cabernet is more attractive for current drinking, but I'm confident this wine will outshine and outlast that wine, as it finishes long and layered, with fine echoes of cassis and vanilla.

Builds a tower of complexity around a solid base of ripe currant fruit. Hints of white pepper, tomato leaf, cocoa and other spices weave through the long and expressive finish. Drink now through 2022. 1,500 cases made, 50 cases imported.??–HS??Region: Australia / Coonawarra Select to Add

The 2010 The Tally Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve is a terrific effort that's probably at its peak, unless you prefer really mature wines. Understated cigar box notes play off perfectly against the remaining cassis fruit in this supple, medium to full-bodied wine. Open-knit and velvety, it can be drunk now or aged another 5-6 years.