FULIGNI BRUNELLO RISERVA 2015 Bottle:12 the grapes are cooled down

the grapes are cooled down and periodically trodden by foot in granite "lagares" until the sugar contents of the must reaches the required level

Aging: about 18 months in barriques

Vaillons brings something extra to the table: more wine in the bottle

A heady scent of toffee and orange peel on the nose followed by a bold burst of flavour on the palate with distinctive notes of tobacco and roasted coffee

The soil is made up of mixed limestone and marls from the Upper Oxfordian (Jurassic) Period

FULIGNI BRUNELLO RISERVA 2015 Bottle:12 the grapes are cooled downFuligni gives us a truly special expression from this sunny and warm vintage. What I notice first in the 2015 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is the elegance of the aromas and those dusty, almost salty mineral notes of crushed limestone that frame the delicate fruit packed tight within. There are other distinctive aromas here, such as balsam herb, dried mint and powdered licorice root that add more layers to the bouquet. That layering continues to the