La Fiorita’s 2016 Brunello brings together three estate sites in Montalcino. Dark cherry and raspberry are framed by tobacco and a cool menthol accent. It is full-bodied, with firm but velvety tannins and balancing acidity: a substantial Sangiovese whose structure remains as important as its ripe fruit.
- Varietal
- Sangiovese
- Region
- Italy / Tuscany / Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
- Body
- Full
- Style
- Dry red; dark fruit and tobacco; velvety firm tannins; balanced acidity
The producer
La Fiorita was founded in the early 1990s and has been led by Natalie Oliveros since 2011. She advanced organic certification, added vineyards, and completed a two-level gravity-fed cellar for the 2019 harvest. The 2016 Brunello blended three estate sites, then spent 24 months in French-oak botti, four in steel and eighteen in bottle.
What critics say
Kerin O’Keefe awarded 95 points in Wine Enthusiast. She found menthol, dark-skinned fruit, new leather and sandalwood, then black cherry, raspberry, licorice and tobacco across a full-bodied frame, with firm velvety tannins and acidity preserving balance.
Pairing
Recommended with: Petite Filet Mignon (porcini mushroom demi-glace); Lamb Cannelloni; or Herbed Rack Of Lamb.