Talenti, Brunello di Montalcino, Pian di Conte Riserva

Gift to Geoff Secora as thanks for helping with BMW X5 purchase

2007 vintage

This needs an hr or so decant- tasted before it was closed and ‘tart’ then blossomed nicely. A nice match for a pasta with homemade red sauce. Seems at its likely peak now - no rush but also not much to be gained by more cellar time-

2007 vintage

Smoky bouquet with autumn and forest floor impressions. On the palate juicy acidity and beautiful and well dosed oak. Beautiful wine.

2007 vintage

Cork broke at restaurant. Conveniently I brought my handy dandy durand with me. And the sommelier brought out a decanter. Initially very dry, graphite, minimal fruit. An hour in the fruit came out. Very pleasant. No tannins, don't taste the alcohol. Good finish. Not sure this will go much longer but very pleasant.

1997 vintage

Give it 2+hrs to open up

2007 vintage

Perfectly integrated; drink up!

2007 vintage

Decanted (modest dusty sediment), then served and enjoyed over three hours. Brown edges were a caution sign, and initially this wine was tight, lean and tannic. Nevertheless, after 2+ hours this started to really open up to reveal wonderful "tomacco", leather, and a rusticity that produced refined, tannic fruit back to the Pliocene Era. No joke - the trick to this wine is slowly allowing it to open no matter how long or what method is required! I think this …

2007 vintage

gone - not rated

1999 vintage

I dropped off the 2 bottles at a friends a few days before with the ask to slow oxed all day then into a decanter about 1 hr before dinner. I was told that the bottles were opened at 12 noon, but not sure. To me thats just not enough time for a wine to emerge from a 13 year sleep. I have been drinking a lot of my older Brunellos and Barolo's (1997-2007) during quarantine. This was the first …

2007 vintage

Medium garnet color with aromas of cedar box and spice. Big aged fruit up-front, black cherry and blackberry with notes of spice, tobacco, and espresso bean on the finish. Medium bodied, bright acidity, with slightly chalky tannins still their on the finish. What a beautifully aged and delicious Brunello with some years still left. Got 5 more left!

2007 vintage

Opened two hours with no decant. Aged nicely. Nose is leather, a bit of menthol, earthy. Palate has nice earthy aspect with some sour cherry running through. Nice, long finish. This is very elegant, less rustic than when it was younger. I think it will continue drinking for 3-5 years but not going to improve.

2003 vintage

This is a big boy and drinking beautifully. I had it in 2014 and 2015 and now in late 2017. This was its best showing and it has the legs to keep going for many years - at least 10 - 15. On opening, the nose was balsam wood and menthol - expressive menthol. I detected no fruit over the powerful balsam and menthol. That calmed after a 3 hour decant. The wine is, 8 hours later, extraordinary. The nose …

2007 vintage

Still holding on well. Pretty floral and earth notes, tasty fruit, smooth and dusty tannic structure. That being said, it wasn't a wow wine. Very good, just not very excellent. Certainly enjoyed it, showing nice age in the finish, drink up if you have.

1997 vintage

Drink now. IMO starting to lose some fragrance and fruit. Still strong.

2007 vintage

Not sure if this bottle was flawed or past its peak. No fruit...menthol and earthy nose and palate. Not pleasant...will try to open another one soon to see if this was bottle specific.

2003 vintage

Smooth and flavorful....good deal at under $50....

2007 vintage

Very smooth. Decanted an hour. Enjoyable on it's own or with a meal.

2007 vintage

A big wine. Broad shoulders with big-sized structure. Ample dark fruits, and tons of flinty minerality wraps around the gorgeous acidity core. Everything's there, yet nothing's out of place, and this is already singing right out of the bottle. Absolute beauty that is also a beast.

2007 vintage

no improvement since it was last tasted, if anything the fruit had an even more pronounced "stewed" flavour

1999 vintage

Excellent aromatics. Smooth finish, good length on flavor. Drank in Crested Butte.

2007 vintage

Floral, fragrant, polished soft tannins, red fruits, nice balance of sweet and acidity, light overall, medium finish

2007 vintage

Medium body, long finish, great red fruit. Best after one/two hour decant.

2007 vintage

This is always a favorite; beutiful bouquet; flowery with good tannins.

2007 vintage

Chewy, great flavor, long finish, beautfully balanced. Excellent.

2007 vintage

After decanted and open for 45 minutes, displayed adequate fruit and smoothed out to become very enjoyable. Fully mature, balanced and lovely. Might have been better a few years ago, but very nice now. Quite rich for a wine of its age.

1990 vintage

Talenti visit (Talenti, Loc. S. Angelo in Colle - Montalcino) : transparent red-brown, ripe tertiary aromas fruits, well balanced, structured & complex, high acidity, qiuality finish.

2007 vintage

Signs of aged, brick red/rust translucent color. Long legs when decanting. Explosive bouquet. Well balanced; tight at first but opens beautifully with 2hrs of decanting. Wonderfully balanced, complex and full bodied Brunello. Cranberry, licorice, hind of tobacco, tart cherry, and elements of barnyard / cellar earthiness to round it out. Delicious!

2007 vintage

Surprisingly good. Complex, concentrated with evolved tannins at their best point. Long finish

2003 vintage

Needs some air, but this is a really well made wine. Wait 2 years before trying again.

2007 vintage

Browny colour, opaque with very slow legs. Nose: liqueur style a bit; cherries, urnt wood, earthy. Plus some juniper notes. Very classic for maturing brunello. Taste: tannins ripe and you may call them soft as for brunello;) very nicely integrated. Good acidity balance. A lot of sweet cherries. Even there are some jammy notes its quite light. Good to drink now.

2003 vintage

A really nice wine, not as affected by the high temperatures in 2003 as could be expected. Ripe and full bodied with decent fruit. Ready for drinking now, do not think that it will develop much more.

2003 vintage

I found this when drinking my 97 brunello's. Forgot I had it. It was a great bottle. Wonderful nose, solid fruit and tannins.

1997 vintage

From a magnum. A beauty right now. Dense and succulent, the core is a combination of ripe dark cherries, olives and that special Montalcino 'garrigue' of brush, olive trees and volcanic soil. This wine is seamless and powerful now and the riserva quality fruit will carry this wine easily for years to come. Just right now and will continue to improve.

1997 vintage

Clearly past its prime but drinkable. Solid sangiovese notes but muted fruit.

1990 vintage

Impressive length. Good tannin, fruit and balance. Decant two hours.

1999 vintage

This is the perfect time for this wine. Velvet, balanced acidity, cherry, med bodied and spicy. We had it with the best in the moment hamburgers you can imagine.

1999 vintage

tight; opened up a little after decanting for an hour; aging well

2003 vintage

Dark, open nose of black fruit and oak, powerful, masses of tannins, quite long finish.Already drinkable.

2003 vintage

decanted for almost four hours (and it needs it!) - overwhelming bouquet of leather and tar - the tannins still dominate but the delicious fruit does make an apperance after a while - definitely a wine to be drunk with food - I find it difficult to read its future...

1999 vintage

Terrific. Nice structure with a little spice. This should continue to drink well through 2014.

1997 vintage

No formal note buT this was fab. Med intensity garnet. Funk on the nose. Clearly mature. Dry. Med acidity. Med tsnnins. Beautiful sensual texture. Long finish.

1999 vintage

Very approachable. Not overly complex. Good solid wine but not memorable.

1997 vintage

drinking absolutely beautiful right now. everything is in balance. tannins have resolved themselves, velvety mouth feel. long minerally finish. secondary characteristics just starting to emerge. a wine that certainly is still on the upswing, but gorgeous bottle at the moment i had it...

1997 vintage

a deep red to the rim - quite a one dimensional bouquet of bitter cherries and coffee - seems a "hot", alcoholic wine albeit of considerable length and with a slightly bitter aftertaste - I find this wine very difficult to read at the moment but I hope it will improve in time - keep

1999 vintage

Light bouquet, But wonderful red raspberry and cherry integrated with fine tannins. Lasted nicely across the palate.

1997 vintage

Had this wine given to me by a neighbor several years ago; have been waiting to open it but finally could wait no longer. Tasted it initially right after opening, expecting it to be a bit closed and it was. Wine had medium color, just a hint of brownish red. After decanting and sitting for an hour the wine had opened up. Wouldn't call it delicious but clearly a wine of some refinement and subtlety. No overwhelming one tasting note …

1997 vintage

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