Talenti Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Pian di Conte 2019

Talenti Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Pian di Conte 201997 points Vinous Media Drinking window: 2028 2040 The 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Pian di Conte is intense, with a burst of split pine, cedar shavings, dried flowers and mentholated herbs forming its smoky bouquet. This envelops the palate with silky textures and ripe wild berry fruits, taking on a flinty mineral concentration that adds lovely depth toward the close. Sweet tannins frame the experience as the 2019 finishes with a spicy twang as

with a bitter cherry note ringing out on the long finish

Made according to an original 19th-century recipe from herbalist Pietro Bordiga

then in French tonneaux or ‘botte’ for at least 12 months

• Blend: Pinot Noir

and the wine is aged in cement vats for a prolonged 15 months

broom flower

The wine's texture is light but essential

and the stories of the wines we sell

always precise and cool with lovely tension

and sand—giving the wine its balance of fruit

citrus and green apple scents where there is a whisper of pear in the background

92 points Vinous Media