Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2018 Azienda Agricola Talenti

Lisa Perrotti-Brown (The Wine Independent)
95/100 punten
The Talenti estate is situated in the south-western part of the Montalcino DOCG zone near the town of San’Angelo in Colle but they source grapes from both south-west and south-eastern vineyards for this Brunello. The 2018 Talenti Brunello di Montalcino is lightly fragrant with delicate red fruits and lots of appeal and charm on the nose. On the palate is quite round and harmonious and very well balanced. There is nothing hard or bitter or forced about this wine and it has a beautifully lingering, creamy, elegant finish.

Jane Anson
95/100 punten
Brambled raspberry and plum fruits, crushed roses, mandarin peel, salted cracker, soy and umami flavours and textures. First time on the Place this March, 60% aged in barrel (500l) and the rest in Sloveian oak barrels (250hl), then four months in bottle before release. From a site that stretches from 250m-400m in altitude, with winemaker Riccardo Talenti.

Falstaff
95/100 punten
Brightening medium dense ruby. Shows delicate notes of cinnamon on the nose, then goji berries and fresh cherries. On the palate very precise, juicy cherry fruit, unfolds with hearty, gripping tannins, still seems a bit young, but has the best assets.

Raffaele Vecchione (WinesCritic)
94/100 punten
Precious on the nose showing notes of crunchy red apples, red fruits such as currants, pomegranate seeds and wild raspberries. In the secondary profile there are macadamia nuts, green Sicilian almonds and guaranà. Full bodied on the palate, silky, juicy tannins and a graceful finale of pleasurable savouriness. Slightly compressed at the moment it will truly show it's stuff from 2025 onwards.

Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate
93/100 punten
I encountered some crumbly or dried-out corks on my two samples of this wine. The Talenti 2018 Brunello di Montalcino (with the black label) is fine and elegant with perfumed notes of dried fruit, blue flower, earth and balsam herb. The balance of the wine is very nice, and you'll appreciate the delicate tannic structure and the lean to medium-bodied texture. Some 25,000 bottles were released. Fruit is selected from across eight hectares of vines on rocky, galestro soils.

James Suckling
93/100 punten
This has aromas of ripe and dried berry fruit, praline, porcini and chili chocolate. Some salted olives, too. I like the interplay of savory and sweet fruit, with sleek tannins, fresh acidity and a medium body rendering this a very balanced and approachable Brunello. Drink or hold.

Vinous
93/100 punten
The 2018 Brunello di Montalcino is darkly alluring with a mix of crushed plums, brown spice, shaved cedar and a dusting of cocoa, Its textures are like pure silk verging on velvet with a suave mix of ripe cherries an currants underscored by saline-minerals, as a burst of citrus adds contrast toward the close. A web of fine tannin lingers through the finale, creating a gentle structural tug, offsetting balsam herbs and hints of mocha, as blue- and purple-toned inner florals slowly fade. There’s simply so much going on here, and as I’ve followed the 2018 over the last few months, it seems to grow in both depth and richness each time I taste it. Well Done.

Jancis Robinson
17,5/20 punten
Lustrous ruby. Deep fruit nose with touches of mint and cumin. On the palate, sour cherry and raspberry with minty oak notes. Slow, but impressive, aromatic build-up on the finish, complemented by fine, chewy tannins. Transparent.