1996 Talenti Brunello di Montalcino

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 88.5 points

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  3/24/2006 - dougsmith wrote: 91 Points

  Italy Trip 2006; 3/18/2006-3/29/2006: Recommended to us by our waiter at Florence's Trattoria del Bronzino; apparently it isn't exported, and he felt it was a good example of traditional Brunello di Montalcino with a bit of age. It was decanted perhaps a half an hour before we started drinking.
  
  Medium ruby with a tawny rim. Intense nose of damp earth, blackberries, leather and sweet spice. Definitely well within the "traditional" mould. On the palate, nicely resolved tannnins, quite a bit of acidity made it a good food wine. Medium bodied, it was a bit thin in the mid-palate with a sweet-and-sour finish. By the end of our meal some of the earthiness had blown off and it was more a fruit-and-spice mix.

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  2/4/2006 - BJLMD wrote: 86 Points

  needed time to open up

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