Fuligni, Brunello di Montalcino

At its peak. Drink upon opening. The second glass is the best with dry roses, sour cherry and balsamic. Elegant but with structure. High acidity. Start to decline on 3rd glass. Drink now!

2007 vintage

Gifted

2005 vintage

Nothing special here

2018 vintage

Lovely sangiovese. Dry dark cherry, underripe blackberry, dried orange rind, dried herbs, pepper, rose petals. Acidity that cuts through food but not over the top. Medium bodied, not one to impress in terms of concentration or fruit. But it’s lithe and layered. Feels like old school done well. Not quite in the ideal drinking window (it went quiet on me 30-90 mins from opening), probably 10 years away, but in no way obscene to drink this now.

2018 vintage

Repeat wine, this one seemed to have more of an unripe, green fruit character.

2018 vintage

Floral nose with pepper and light fruit. Light body and full of flavor. Flavor has floral and pepper. Exceptional 97 pts

2018 vintage

Defective? Pale Garnet. Baked fruit and leather nose, same on palate. Thin and charmless. Very disappointing given recent reviews and price point. Hopefully this is just an off bottle.

2018 vintage

Decanted for ~30mins. Black Cherry, blackberry nose, subtle earth. Pure, somewhat youthful fruit up front, that masks a good bit of tannin that shows with aeration in the mouth. Definitely well made and solid fruit, but lacks a bit of complexity at this stage. Will give my other bottle 3-5 years

2018 vintage

Popped and poured. Light ruby color with a touch of bricking towards the rim. Nose of ripe red cherry, a touch of brown sugar, cherry cough drop and a slight floral or herbal note coming through. Similar flavors on the palate with ripe and slightly sweet red fruit and some sweet baking spice notes on the back end. Structurally this wine felt a little soft on the palate. It's a pleasant, lighter styled brunello that I enjoyed but just not …

2018 vintage

Amazing smooth texture, aromas of strawberry and cherry, beautiful garnet color. This has to be one of my wife and I’s favorite Brunellos

2017 vintage

Not decanted, the second wine of the evening. A good Brunello, even if it can't compete with the best. Already accessible, but I would probably wait another 5 years. 89 pts. at the moment.

2017 vintage

Wow. The last bottle I had was corked. This one was really nice. Red berry fruit and dried berry fruit. Some savoury, dried herbs, with a touch of tobacco and leather. Nice complexity and depth. A bit watery through the mid palate, but the finish is medium length and smooth. Still good acidity. Dusty and vague tannins in the background. I think this wine has peaked and is beginning the downside. Lucky that this is my last bottle.

2008 vintage

Fantastic, finesse all the way

2018 vintage

Notes of tobacco, leather, stone fruit, blackberries and sweaty gymnasts. A lovely Brunelo for the price.

2018 vintage

Minor deposit. Typical Brunello colour. Medium flavours and weight. A lesser vintage? Suggestions were that it will drink young, but this is austere and undeveloped. Maybe it will never balance. Leave it a decade and see. 7 hours later, it showed emerging Brunello fruit and better balance. I expect a decade or 2 will treat it well.

2017 vintage

PnP. Nicely developed, well integrated BdM. CT drinking window is way too conservative. Don’t see it improving a lot, but should hold for another 3-4 years. Wouldnt hesitate to drink now.

2005 vintage

Happy Sangiovese Friday with this wonderful Brunello I purchased for only $60. An elegant and precise wine with lots of Montalcino terroir in it. leather, cherry, tobacco, earthy, mushroom, dried herbs. Will be buying some more bottles.

2018 vintage

Medium developed red, slight orange edge. Beautiful complex developed Brunello. Spicy plum. Touch of rusticity. Palate follows. Good weight. Fully mature. Beginning to fade? Drink up.

2007 vintage

A lot of tertiary notes, wet leaves, mushroom, savoury. It is leaning towards new style. The acidity and tannin is still holding the wine but I feel it’s drinking at its peak now.

2007 vintage

The 2017 Fuligni is an excellent bottle of wine. I slow oxed and then I poured. One day one there was a whole lot happening. It had Tobacco, Tar, Black Olive, and whole lot of tannin. I closed up my bottle and I let it sit for two days. This made a world of difference. The wine had mellowed significantly and thus became much easier to drink. My advice would be to hold another five years. Is it worth $69? …

2017 vintage

Delicious. Got better over time. Nice sugar

2018 vintage

A textbook example of refinement and texture. On the palate, this is supple and elegant, yet bright and fresh with a persistent lift that carries through the finish. Deeply layered, with notes of red cherry, wild berry and a touch of earth. There’s no trace of overripeness—just purity and balance throughout. In 2018, no Riserva was produced, so all of that wine was instead blended into the normale, enhancing its depth and complexity.

2018 vintage

WWP at Wimborne. Too many wines to taste. Short notes only. True to terroir traditional Brunello. Classic sour red cherries, married with Tuscan earth, dried Oregano herbs, some interesting cedar notes though I thought this sees only neutral Slavonian oak. Easy drink even at 14.5% alcohol.

2017 vintage

amazing nose; medium body/not heavy handed; perfect blend of ethereal and concentrated fruit;

2007 vintage

A big step down from the Riserva. Love the Fuligni style. OK.

2017 vintage

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2018 vintage

After 2 hours of air it became beautiful. Drink now!

2008 vintage

On my short list of great BdM producers. I love the herbal and earthy quality of Fuligni BdM which makes it stand out to me. This is drinking very nicely at 8 years. leather cherry tobacco earthy cedar dried herbs

2017 vintage

Dark, reddish garnet in color with some slight clearing at the edges. Full, forward & attractive nose of ripe fruit aromas of red cherries, strawberries & slight kirsch notes with overtones of earthy/dusty & floral notes, tar, leather, minerals, mushrooms, tobacco, dried herbs & cedar notes in the background. Full bodied with a very good concentration of balanced & smooth textured, ripe fruit flavors of cherries, blueberries & plums with herbs, mushrooms, spices, cocoa & a hint of vanilla/oak in …

2007 vintage

A previous bottle of this only a few years ago was bitter to the point of unpleasantness and very tight indeed. Would it unwind? Well, yes. Not hugely complex (as a 17 year old wine where are those tertiary characteristics?) but it’s beautifully balanced. Smooth, soft tannins. Muted nose but lots on the palate! Sweet red and stone fruit with good acidity and a hint of refreshing bitterness on the finish. Black tea. Dark chocolate. Some spice, dark cherry and …

2008 vintage

93+ Leather, iodine, red cherry, bramble, spice on the nose. In the mouth, these notes persist, with leather, juicy red cherries, bramble, and spice persisting yet with the addition of floral notes and the discreet tannins and medium acidity. Sharpness on the midpalate and finish reminds us that this needs a decant and is very young indeed. This finishes long and slightly sweet, not bone dry with a cool fruit sensation and some hot crushed stone. It gains some weight …

2018 vintage

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2017 vintage

balanced, elegant and smooth, juicy red cherries, some dust, medium weight and depth. not very complex but decent 92-93.

2018 vintage

Like this a lot. Not showing tertiary flavours but the purity and balance and elegance are quite something. Beautiful wine.

2008 vintage

Opened an hour before. This was drinking beautiful. Layers of flavours makes this a classic traditional Brunello from a warm vintage. Red wine of the night where 01 De Neri TN, 07 Cepparello and 09 Dominus were also poured.

2007 vintage

Well-made strong bdm. Cherry, plum, orange pill and spice nose with juicy and fruity taste. Opened 2 hrs before tasting, and that was not enough. Though it’s solid all along, it’s so closed that I could bearly sense anything developed for almost 5 hrs, other than juicy fruit character. After that, it showed nice nose of black tea, balsamic, watermelon, exotic spices and stabilized palate. I just needed to be patient with this.

2017 vintage

A grand Brunello from a grand vintage. Such a treat!

2007 vintage

Of ‘17 and not overtly…overtly. A full entry of stunning fruit, with a full middle and a bright, long finish. Not shy on fruit, yet has finesse. Red cherries, red clay, freesia, wild plums, cherry schnapps and teak. There’s grip and cut, but this is still ‘17 and quite ready. Polished tannins. There’s a primary way, but that’s okay. It’s very engaging. Drink now - 2036.

2017 vintage

It is a mingling effect (Mingles , Seoul) : By the glass as part of their signature pairing at Mingles , Seoul. Dry smooth and elegant, red fruité, softest kiss of modernity here and works well. Polished fruit, well approachable even this young and with a harmony from palate to nose. Good 91 and with a good decade in it.

2017 vintage

Wild cherry, pomegranate, shortbread, and baker’s chocolate fondant. One of the better Brunellos I’ve had in recent memory. This was a very pleasant surprise at Wine Spectator’s Grand Tour in New Orleans. There might be a bit of potential built into my score. DQ and I agreed on most wines at this event, but this one was more polarizing.

2018 vintage

WS Grand Tour (Walkaround Tasting) (New Orleans) : This got a great score from WS but this was not a fave for me. I’ll refrain from scoring because clearly there is a style of BdM that is more subtle and elegant and I am just not versant in what that should look like. My notes say pale color, roses and cherries.

2018 vintage

4/19/2024 - Red fruit and floral perfumed on the nose. Still young and structured considering the vintage with tannins on the finish. Elegant and layered with red fruit, leather and earthy notes. Eager to see evolution in a couple years

2018 vintage

Deep garnet in color, elegant fusion of red fruit and spices with soft tannins and silky texture. Good structure but ready to drink.

2018 vintage

young but already delicious.

2018 vintage

Sublime. Drinking perfectly out of the bottle.

2007 vintage

Corked

2007 vintage

Decanted for 30-45 and it opened beautifully. Dark cherry and a hint of nutmeg. Medium tannins and kept its structure throughout. A wonderful representation of Brunello with great flavor throughout.

2007 vintage

a really beautiful perfume and palate. Very long mineral finish.

2018 vintage

In a weaker year for Brunello’s in general Fuligni has still managed to make an excellent Brunello. A very approachable and upfront nose tells you this will have a shorter life span than usual. Trademark nose with dried cherries, Italian species, cedar, with a slight lanolin note. Follows the nose with dried cherry, red fruit, cedar, dried herbs, and tobacco leaf. Pretty opulent with a long finish that lingers. Great acidity. Really tasty and I would advise drinking all your …

2017 vintage

solid mid palate with rhubarb/earth; some black tea on finish; great with fancy/cheesy/meaty pizza

2008 vintage

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