THE PRODUCER
Fuligni was founded by Giovanni Fuligni, who bought a farm in the classic
Montalcino zone (east of the town) in 1923. In 1971, Maria Flora Fuligni took
over the family’s property, after her father passed away, and became the first
woman in Montalcino to run a wine estate. Today the Fuligni farm has 100 ha of
land of which 14 are planted with vines.

The wines, which lean towards the more traditional style with ageing mainly in
large Slavonian casks, are famous for their fruit purity, velvety tannins and
firm lifted freshness. When the quality of the fruit is not up to the estate’s
high standard, the full production is declassified to Rosso di Montalcino (this
happened for example in 2002).

THE WINE
Fuligni’s Brunello is derived from around 14 hectares of 15 to 20-year-old
vineyards mostly located on the north-eastern slope of Montalcino. Each vineyard
parcel is vinified separately, according to terroir and exposure, and varies
with the specific Brunello being made. Fermentation takes place in stainless
steel vats and is followed by four years of ageing, two and a half to three
years in wood, and the rest in bottle.

More traditional in style, Fuligni’s Brunello is well-known for the red fruit
juicy purity, silky tannins, and firm lifted freshness.

INFORMATION
Type:RedVintage:2019Country:ItalyRegion:Tuscany
Sub region:Brunello di Montalcino
Grape:100% SangioveseStyle:Bold and StructuredSweetness:DryABV:15%Drinking
window:2025 - 2045Size:750mlFood match:Beef and Venison

CRITICS SCORES
We choose our wines based on a range of criteria(seehow we choose our wines)of
which critic scores is justone. Rather than simply highlight the best score to
promote a wine, our average critic score is calculated from the scores provided
by several respected wine critics, who we follow for specific regions. They do
not represent all critic scores and, wherever possible, we try and give more
weight to more recent reviews. Where appropriate we consider market-based scores
like Global Wine Score or Wine Searcher Average scores.

As a rule, we look to offer wines that achieve a92/100average critic score or
better and frankly a lot of very good wines simply don’t make the cut. As a
high-end provider we want to reflect that positioning in the quality of wines we
offer. Such wines are only a tiny fraction of those generally on offer in the
market. We believe that an average score is a more conservative and
representative approach, but it is still subjective and only offered as a guide
to our customers, who will (and should) do their own research. We will add
individual critic scores to our website in the future.