2008 Talamonti Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Tre Saggi

Community Tasting Notes (5) Median Score: 87 points

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  1/5/2014 - grjas wrote: 87 Points

  Needs some serious decanting time. 2-3 hours. Much smoother after decanting with a velvet feel in the mouth and taste of plums and cassis. Bit of an aftertaste though, so is not a stunner. Don't understand the complaints about finish; it as about medium length. But again, this one really needs air to somewhat come together.
  
  Also wine spectator gave the 2008 an 85 not 90 in 2011; two years later it seems to be drinking a bit better.

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  12/16/2012 - Poggio wrote: 75 Points

  Burst of chocolate on the nose and first taste. After that, nothing. Absolutely no finish. Will not try again L

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  11/20/2012 - tudval wrote: 86 Points

  While I noted on my previous review that this wine benefits from several hours of decanting, the second bottle that I opened did not behave the same way and I noted little improvement, if any. I doubt I will try it again, so final word is - decent wine, but not deserving of the 90 points WS awarded it.

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  11/7/2012 - tudval wrote: 88 Points

  Initially I thought it is a bit on the soft side, (i.e lacking some acidity), but it improved after 2-3 hours. It stood well to a roast beef dinner, but really went great with a glorious pandoro, the richness of the wine complementing nicely the light, sweet texture of the cake. In the end, the bottle seemed too small for two people and wished I have picked up more.

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  1/21/2012 - Delli wrote: 87 Points

  Opaque purple color. Stewy nose with sage and muddled dark fruit. Nice acidity, minerality and tannins give the wine a pleasant mouth feel but uninteresting palate. 5+11+15+6=87

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