2015 Talenti Brunello di Montalcino Riserva

"This intense red is saturated with macerated plum, black cherry, black currant, violet, iron and spice aromas and flavors, with a rich texture wrapping around the refined tannins. Distinctive and expressive, this remains fresh and focused through the long, complex aftertaste. Best from 2023 through 2045." - Bruce Sanderson Review Date: June 2021

"It will be hard to keep our hands off of the 2015 Talenti Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Pian di Conte long enough to watch it fully mature. It opens up with a dark and alluring display of sweet herbs, tobacco and crushed black cherries, as hints of white smoke, sage and cedar add further depths. It's velvety and pliant, cast over a core of motivating acidity and cooling minerals, creating a push and pull between ripeness and tension. Fine tannins lurk deep beneath it all, yet they never get in the way of the 2015's long-lasting wild berry fruits and balsamic spice. Give this a few years in the cellar for maximum pleasure." - Eric Guido Review Date: November 2020

"A rich, finely layered red with plum and citrus fruit, as well as hints of balsamic. Fine tannins. Medium body. Lovely fruit on the palate and fruit tea at the finish. All about finesse and complexity. Drink or hold." - James Suckling Review Date: November 2020

"The 2015 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Pian di Conte (with 6,600 bottles made) offers a heavier and more oak-driven style with ripe cherry fruit, soft tannins, spice, smoke, tar and road paving. It fits its Riserva designation squarely, but in truth, I prefer the more lifted and lighter approach taken by Talenti's two 2016 Brunello releases. Those wines both show greater clarity of fruit to my palate. However, this quality is nothing to sneeze at. This is a proud, shapely and well-crafted Brunello with sweet plum, cherry and blackberry on the close. Those sweet fruit nuances are followed by spicy cedar and campfire ash." - Monica Larner Review Date: November 2020