No slackening of standards is anywhere evident, quite to the contrary, as the 2002 Rosso di Montalcino indicates in its smoky, spicy fruit, elegant texture, and significant length. Pierluigi Talenti’s grandchildren are now effectively running - with the important assistance of consulting winemaker Carlo Ferrini - the estate he founded. The wines are beginning to change, but slowly, and no conscious break with the past is sought, properly so as the founder of the house was an historic figure in Montalcino in the key decades of the postwar expansion of the zone. Importer: Robert Chadderdon Selections, New York, NY; tel. (212) 332-4999