2020 Fuligni Brunello di Montalcino (1.5L)

Name: 2020 Fuligni Brunello di Montalcino (1.5L)
SKU: 1914965
Rating: 95.5 (7 reviews)

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Jeb Dunnuck

Reviewed January 2025

A bright red color with orange highlights, the 2020 Brunello Di Montalcino is very pretty, with a delicate rustic hint that I find quite attractive. It reveals attractive red fruit on the nose, with notes of cranberries, wild herbs, and just a subtle hint of saddle leather and blood orange. Mid-weight, it's light on its feet while delivering wonderful energy and freshness, with snappy ripe red fruit, a refreshing, angular feel, and mouthwatering saline and acidity. This is certainly one of the highlights of the 2020 vintage. (AF)

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Professional Reviews

Kerin O'Keefe

Review Date: 11/2024

The 2020 Brunello from Fuligni is fragrant, smooth and delicious. It opens with enticing aromas of wild berry, violet, crushed mint and pine forest. Full-bodied and loaded with flavor and finesse, it delivers mature Marasca cherry, raspberry, star anise and cake spice set against fine-grained tannins. Boasting a weightless finesse, it’s well balanced, with fresh acidity.

Decanter

Review Date: 02/2025

Fuligni is among those properties which deem 2020 an ideal vintage for a long-lived Riserva. I can’t wait to try it next year. In the meantime, it will be impossible to resist this annata bottling. Harvest started on 20 September, straddling the rainfall which came late in the month. Seductive and sensual, this beauty exudes pressed dark flowers and all-encompassing Asian five-spice. Chestnut and bitter roots inject a countering element to the sweet, glossy fruit that expands across the palate. Long, chalky tannins wrap around the red cherry core, building with density, and steely acidity cleanses the mouth. (JB)

James Suckling

Review Date: 09/2024

Smoky woodland, dried flowers and earthy notes, then cherries and red berries. Full of licorice root, too. The layered fruit profile follows through to a medium-bodied palate with additional, toasty flavors. The firm, velvety tannins show a slightly austere grain on the finish, yet balanced by the fruit and acidity. A powerful wine with lots of character.

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Orazio Campoli

K&L Buyer

Review Date: 09/2025

The Fuligni estate, a historic property on the cooler, eastern slopes of Montalcino, is revered for producing wines of incredible finesse and purity This is a Brunello that captivates with its perfume. The nose is a soaring and intricate display of wild cherry, raspberry, crushed violets, and sweet spice, with underlying notes of fresh mint, white pepper, and a distinct, stony minerality. This is a benchmark Brunello. It has all the textbook characteristics of Sangiovese in Montalcino. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied and silky, with a core of pure, vibrant fruit supported by a framework of ultra-fine, chalky tannins and brilliant acidity. It yummy, really Burgundian. Aged traditionally in large Slavonian oak casks: it is a wine for the purist and the patient collector. To me this is the standout of this vintage so far.

Notes

Fuligni’s Brunello di Montalcino 2020 is a refined and expressive take on this storied appellation, combining power with elegance. The nose is layered with red cherry, wild berries, dried rose, and hints of sweet spice, framed by subtle notes of cedar and earth. The palate is structured yet graceful, offering juicy red fruit, tobacco, and crushed herbs, supported by firm tannins and vibrant acidity. A long, mineral-driven finish lingers with notes of leather and balsamic. A poised, cellar-worthy Brunello that will evolve beautifully, perfect for roasted meats and aged pecorino.

Details

Origin	Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
Type/Varietal	Sangiovese
Alcohol Content	14%
SKU	1914965