At the beginning of the 20th century, Giovanni Maria Fuligni settled in Montalcino, following the example of his Venetian family. The estate founded by Maria Flora Fuligni is now managed by her nephew Roberto Guerrini Fuligni. The pretty winery is situated in the countryside of the village of Cottimelli and covers an area of around 100 hectares. Ten hectares are planted at 380 to 450 meters altitude with vines. The ground is tonearm poor and therefore quite loose. On areas later added to the estate, further vines were planted, which today are on average twelve years old. In the older plantations, which have been in existence for more than three decades, the Fuligni family had used old Sangiovese clones at lower stock density.

The parcels named S. Giovanni, Il Piano, Ginestreto and La Bandita are harvested separately. Then the grapes are put together taking into account the different types of wine. The wine cellar at Cottimelli, about three kilometres from Montalcino in the direction of Siena, is located in a residence still used in the 18th century by the Grand Dukes of the House of Medici. In fact, however, it dates back to the 16th century. Under the surface of the earth, tonneaus are stored in volumes of five and seven and a half hectolitres, but also several times larger Slavonian oak barrels. In the cellars of the Medici Palace, which also serves as the headquarters of the winery, the famous Brunello, Rosso and IGT San Jacopo mature.

Roberto Guerrini Fuligni shares with some of his winemaking colleagues not only a passion for excellent wines, but also a strong love for music, which he places in the context of noble Tuscan red wines, for example. The musical appearances, which initially began as a private meeting among friends and were even allowed to fill a concert break at the Salzburg Festival in 1999, have been extended in recent years due to the great success. SUPERIORE.DE

"Wine designer, university professor and passionate music lover in one person - a versatile man who never gets bogged down, but pursues his clear ideas purposefully. He strictly rejects concessions to wine fashions and trends. For him, there is only one style that, unmistakable in its functional elegance, brings the terroir of his cellars to life."Gambero Rosso