Talenti, Brunello di Montalcino

Not Talenti’s best effort in my experience but still quite good. Can’t add much to Canoehead’s notes, which are spot on. Needs to be open awhile and then really comes into its own. Can carry a tune, but doesn’t sing.

2008 vintage

a lovely bottle.

2008 vintage

medium to dark red with brick edge. Complex nose including roasted meat, menthol, cough syrup. Good concentration of cherry, strawberry and herbal bitters. Firm finish. lovely.

2008 vintage

Maxflight of Brunellos (Wilmot Wine Emporium) : Part of a Brunello tasting with three vintages of Talenti as the feature event. Dark Garnet with a slight brick rim. Puzzling nose at first. Not offering up much on the fruit side of bouquet. More a savoury, earthy nose. Some alcohol heat on the nose and on the palate. Wine was barely balanced at first. Crunchy red fruit and spice notes. Acidity was the highest of all Talenti BdM's tasted. As the …

2008 vintage

A little oxidation right out of the bottle. This cleared up and drank very well, with leather, tobacco and some ripe cherry lurking underneath. Firm.

2008 vintage

2001 was an excellent year (but not 2002). This aged very well.

2001 vintage

Med red, garnet edge. Dark cherry, sour cherry nose. Sour cherry, deep dark fruit liqueur, tobacco, spicy tannic edge.

2008 vintage

Very nice mid weight traditional BdM. Nice to drink but nothing to distinguish it.

2008 vintage

2008: Medium red with pale tawny edge. Sour cherry, leather, raspberry nose. This is open in the mouth, with sour cherry being dominant and the tannin strong and smooth. There is richness but not great detail. 2010: Medium red with tawny edge, ever so little darker and younger looking than 2008. Nose has cherry, raspberry and a vanilla oak imprint. Dark red berries, menthol, with a grippy tannic spine. Long fruit and tar finish.

2008 vintage

90 minutes decant Rusty garnet in color. Medium plus body Balsamic, some charcuterie, fruit leather, cherries, figs Tastes like the nose. In a perfect place. Nicely balanced. Medium plus finish. Absolutelt delicious wine for the price. Wish I had more of this vintage.

2008 vintage

this was a magnum. Lot of funk on the nose which was gone after 2 hours of decanting. Not a lot of fruit earthy, herbaceous with some cola hints not much on the back end drink now.

2001 vintage

very good. rich smooth complex ready

2001 vintage

Very dark red with no hint of age. Very smooth, rich and balanced. This wine has more life to it.

2001 vintage

rich, Very dark. Modern styled yet nicely restrained with good acidity to keep it balanced. Dark fruits, a bit of spicy oak dry finish.tasted over two days. No hurry.

2001 vintage

Drank over four hours with a short decant. Got better as time passed. Burgundy colored, medium + body Red fruit. Cherries and raspberries Wow! In a perfect place for sure. Balance is on point. red fruit is present as is a hints of charcoal and flint. Medium + finish. An excellent wine at a VERY fair price. Case worthy for sure. Smoke an Sobremesa

2008 vintage

Fantastic aged Brunello. Stunning aged nose of dried flowers and earth. Excellent structure, a myriad of flavors and a very long finish. Great food wine as well. At prime. Can be held longer, but why wait...

2001 vintage

Very dark. Modern styled yet nicely restrained with good acidity to keep it balanced. Dark fruits, a bit of spicy oak; alive and in a good spot. Not extraordinary, but a very good food wine, went very well with some homemade meat lasagna. Decanted about an hour. Still some years of life left.

2001 vintage

Drank from a magnum at Born and Raised at the end of the first day of the Ride to Conquer Cancer. This wine did everything right on this night. Dark deep purplish red colour; still gives a youthful impression. Nose of complex forest floor, dark red cherries and savoury notes. Palate is light in texture, yet intense in flavour, balanced with fine ripe tannins. And the finish is smooth and long. It does not get much better for Brunello.

2001 vintage

In a perfect place. Drink now, but I’m sure it has life left in this window. No formal notes. A decant of 2-3 hours was perfect. Have had hundreds of Brunellos and this was one of the best.

2008 vintage

Clear medium nose.Medium intense fresh nose, earthy red cherry ,red flowers and smoke nose, not at all ripe.Delicious elegant dry cherry and earth flavours and a dry acid driven finish. I love this style.

2008 vintage

From 375ml. One of my favorite producers despite its remote location and reputation for being a modern style, which I disagree with. I think its much closer to Altesino in the north versus a Valdicava. First Talenti I have given a below ninety score. Nose was very nice, with tons of spice, flowers, and raspberries. Its offers medium bodied red fruits, but with a strong tang and some bitter notes and tarred herbs. Not even close to the previous year …

2008 vintage

Leathery drinking well. No decant. If I had more I'd give it some more time

2001 vintage

Very nice. With beef stroganoff . Get some for RP Carole not a big fan

2008 vintage

disappointing. Brett, barnyard.

2001 vintage

très bon brunello pour le millésime. sera assurément très bon dans quelque temps.

2008 vintage

cerise surette, réglisse et boisé. Le vin a une petite finale assez chaude qui s'estompe avec l'aération. Le vin se boit très bien. dans 2-3 ans il sera superbe.. étant donné que j'ai des 375ml

2008 vintage

nice, drink now

2001 vintage

better than the 2001 vascossetti, but underwhelming

2001 vintage

Wine with a darker fruit profile, full bodied and still evolving, though very savory, with tannins turning sweet and full. Very much in my wheelhouse; would let this mature a bit longer.

2001 vintage

Dark red. Smoke, tar in nose. Good fruit, cherry. Dark toasted oak. Firm structure and long aftertaste.

2008 vintage

Dark garnet core out to a thin watery rim - no orange showing yet. Youthful. Clean and med nose of ripe red and black fruit, floral notes, spice - complex already even at this young an age. Dry with mouth filling fruit, earth, spice - and just a touch of oak? Penetrating on the palate with med + acid and alcohol, med body and ripe tannins - this is velvety smooth and I could nose it all night. Extremely well …

2008 vintage

This wine was a great example of why I love Brunello. It was medium body but with a long finish that highlighted an excellent balance of tannins. I thought it got better after it sat out for about 30 mins and really opened up.

2001 vintage

Decanted for about an hour prior to pouring, this wine showed very little sediment but benefited from the aeration. The bouquet shows mix of mostly mature notes with some underlying youthful elements. The aromatics provide a nuanced mix of black cherry, cigar ash, chocolate, blackberry and floral notes. The color is a tarnished dark ruby that softens at the edges. The medium bodied palate shows balance and depth. Subtle tannins and still vibrant acidity make an appearance on the finish. …

2001 vintage

Medium red. Very earthy red fruit with lots of pepper and butcher shop notes. Very earthy flavours again with pepper and meat in the mouth. Long dry finish with a animal finish. I loved this. Reminds me of the Agostini Pieri 01.

2001 vintage

Consistent with last tasting

2001 vintage

Medium body, good earthiness and herbal notes. Dark fruits were somewhat subdued and tannins were milder than I expected. Still tight and probably a bit young. Would give this a few more years.

2001 vintage

Drinking very nicely right now. Dark berry, with spice and licorice. Great balance and that typical Italian sharp acidity.

2001 vintage

Cassis, oak and sour cherries: outright delicious, integrated flavours and tannins, maturing wonderfully. Complex, firmly structured but welcoming, like a lecture on Ellington by Wynton Marsalis followed by a 20 minute, three a.m. blues trumpet solo. Wish I had more, but the wife's 'one in one out' wine policy reigns supreme. Mind you, she did bring me the bottle back from a trip to Milan years ago, so fair enough on this occasion!

2001 vintage

This bottle was very off. Close, thin, little fruit, hollow mid palate. I've had it before and it's excellent, this was a very bad example.

2001 vintage

The group liked this a little more than I did. Typically excellent wine from this region/vintage with some earthy notes and very fine integrated tannins.

2001 vintage

really nice nose, great balance, a little short on the finish

2001 vintage

Wines From Around the Globe Overwhelmed My Taste Buds (Fairway, NYC) : I am in the definite minority in thinking this had a short finish. This is the best Italian wine I've ever had. Mind you, I don't prefer Italian wine, but this was smooth and kep the traditional characteristics of that terroir at bay. If I'd had a full glass of this, I would not have minded.

2001 vintage

Beautiful color. Incredibly aromatic nose with dark berries, cloves, licorice, rose petals and cedar. Some immediate black cherry on the palate, and some spice (? nutmeg element) which transitions to some oak, cedar and spice, with sweet tannins and a long finish. Fantastic Brunello.

2001 vintage

Has opened well already to a wonderful, rich, harmonious and deep Brunello bouquet with dark fruit and Slavonic oak; rich, velvety, well-balanced, well-structured; excellent length. Now - 2015.

1994 vintage

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