In Bond Fine Wine. 2019 Talenti Brunello di Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy. Red italy - tuscany in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 94/100 (EG). Drinking window: 2025–2040. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Talenti is a family-run estate near Sant’Angelo in Colle, founded by Pierluigi Talenti in 1980 and now run by his grandson Riccardo. Its Brunellos strike an attractive balance between traditional and modern styles, combining ripe cherry fruit, savoury spice and generous texture with freshness and polished tannins. Ageing in both French and larger Slavonian oak barrels gives the wines richness without overwhelming the Sangiovese character. It offers a relatively affordable route into serious, age-worthy Brunello, sitting stylistically between the more traditional Il Poggione and the richer Casanova di Neri.
Jane Anson (JA) — 93/100 · Inside Bordeaux, 28/02/2024 · Drink 2025-2038
Cherry red, medium intensity, vibrant reflections, has the tasty mouthwatering balance of 2019 in this corner of Italy. Builds through the palate to show intensity and girp, wet stones giving juicy acidities and texture, grilled oak notes dominant. Ricardo Talenti winemaker, second year on the Place (with an extended range). From a site that stretches from 250m-400m in altitude, with winemaker Ri…
Monica Larner (ML) — 94/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 14/12/2023 · Drink 2025-2040
In the bottle with the black label, the Talenti 2019 Brunello di Montalcino (with 35,000 bottles produced) is a wine of above average intensity, and it shows a steady delivery of dark aromas with blackcurrant, pitted plum, potting soil and a pungent fragrance that recalls black baccara rose. This is a rich and open-knit Brunello with velvety tannins and a full-bodied mouthfeel. This is your prove…
Eric Guido (EG) — 94/100 · Vinous, 07/12/2023 · Drink 2026-2037
The 2019 Brunello di Montalcino opens slowly with a blend of savory herbs, worn leather, dried roses and cinnamon-dusted currants. This flows across the palate with textures of pure silk, racy yet refined, with a seamless wave of ripe red fruits that slowly saturate toward the close. It finishes long and staining yet harmonious. Crunchy tannins frame the experience without slowing its momentum as…