Brunello Di Montalcino Talenti 2019

Talenti ‘s 2019 Brunello di Montalcino is one of the great stars of this exceptional vintage. Located in Sant’Angelo in Colle, on the southern side of Montalcino, the Talenti winery manages to combine the power typical of this warmer area with masterful finesse and technical precision.

Here are the details that make this label a “must-have” of the 2019 vintage:

Organoleptic Profile

• Color: Intense ruby red with reflections beginning to veer toward garnet.

• Nose: Extremely generous and multifaceted. Ripe red fruit (plum, morello cherry) dominates, accompanied by typical notes of Mediterranean scrub, dark chocolate, leather and a balsamic touch (eucalyptus).

• Taste: This is a wine of great volume but with surprising balance. The tannic texture is thick and velvety, supported by that mineral freshness that characterizes Riccardo Talenti’s wines. The finish is very long, warm and savory.

Technical Characteristics

• Terroir: The grapes come from vineyards located between 250 and 400 meters above sea level, on soils rich in marl and clay, which give the wine strength and structure.

• Aging: Matures for about 30 months in Slavonian oak barrels and part in French tonneaux, followed by a long period of aging in the bottle.

• The 2019 Vintage: As we saw for Biondi-Santi, 2019 allowed Talenti to push concentration without losing elegance, creating a Brunello that is “muscular” but very agile in drinkability.

Recommended pairings

A wine of this depth calls to the truest Tuscan cuisine:

• Meats: Braised in Brunello, peposo alla fornacina or a fiorentina steak cooked rare.

• Game: Wild boar in dolceforte or stuffed pheasant.

• Meditation: Also perfect on its own, accompanied by a sliver of 36-month Parmigiano Reggiano or aged Pecorino di Pienza.

Critics’ verdict: The Talenti 2019 received high scores from major international guides (often above 95-96 points), confirming it as one of the best value-for-money Brunellos ever for this historic vintage.