2016 | Fuligni | Brunello di Montalcino

Description

Red Wine: 2016 | Fuligni | Brunello di Montalcino

Bright, powerful ruby with a pronounced garnet rim. Opens with slightly malty notes, then ripe plums, some dried porcini mushrooms and tomatoes, multilayered. Opens on the palate with hearty, dense tannins, firm and deep, salty and long on the finish.

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Producer: Fuligni

Ratings: WA | 95JS | 97

Vintage: 2016

Size: 750ml

ABV: 14.5%

Varietal: Sangiovese

Country/Region: Italy, Tuscany

Bright, powerful ruby with a pronounced garnet rim. Opens with slightly malty notes, then ripe plums, some dried porcini mushrooms and tomatoes, multilayered. Opens on the palate with hearty, dense tannins, firm and deep, salty and long on the finish.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: The Fuligni 2016 Brunello di Montalcino shows balance and symmetry with plenty of primary intensity to ensure a long cellar life. The bouquet opens to dark plum, dried raspberry, spice, aniseed and grilled herb. I get a lot of Mediterranean lavender and rosemary essence. This is a mid-weight Brunello with aromas that prove elegant and buoyant. If you have visited the Fuligni estate, you may agree that it occupies one of the best positions in the appellation with open views onto the enormous expanse of the Val d’Orcia that plays out until the horizon ends. This is one of Montalcino’s historic cellars with many stories to tell. Luckily for us, much of that narrative unfolds in the beauty and the elegance of a wine like this.

• James Suckling: Aromas of cedar, sandalwood and black cherries with some plums. Full-bodied and very chewy with lots of tannins and a fluid fruit base behind it all, providing such beauty and precision. Real purity and focus.

Producer Information

Fuligni is a family-owned estate, located on the eastern side of Montalcino. It is known best for its Brunello di Montalcino produced exclusively from Sangiovese Grosso grapes. The estate has around 10 hectares (25 acres) of mostly Sangiovese vines, split between four vineyards. These are found primarily located on east- or southeast-facing slopes with rocky soils. The cellars are located at Cottimelli in an 18th Century residence which was once the home of Medici grand dukes. The Fulignis are originally a Venetian family whose long history includes service as mercenaries in the court of Edward III of England in the 14th Century. Luigi Fuligni was given an estate in the Maremma when recruited as a general for the Duke of Tuscany in 1770, and members of the family moved to Montalcino to make wine in 1900. The Fuligni Brunello di Montalcino spends around 30 months in large oak barrels, and is then aged for a further 18 months in bottle. The Riserva, which is only made in the best years, spends 36 months in barrel and two years in bottle before its release. Fuligni also produces a Rosso di Montalcino, Ginstreto, from selected parts of the vineyards, as well as an IGT Toscana from a blend of Sangiovese and Merlot.