Fattoria dei Barbi Brunello di Montalcino 'Vigna del Fiore' 2017 - 750ml

93pts Wine Spectator

Opulent, boasting loamy clay, plum, cherry, tobacco and mineral flavors, this red is backed by a matrix of beefy tannins. Resonates on the finish, finding equilibrium in the end. Best from 2025 through 2042. 300 cases made, 50 cases imported.

93pts James Suckling

Bigger style for Barbi, but it still remains fresh and flavorful with dark-berry, walnut and dried -flower character. It’s medium-bodied with lightly chewy tannins and fresh fruit at the end. Rather complex. Drink or hold.

93pts Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The Fattoria dei Barbi 2017 Brunello di Montalcino Vigna del Fiore is always distinguished by that extra level of dark intensity and concentration that comes from this special site selection of fruit. This is always one of my favorite wines from this estate, and some of that magic is played forward in this hot-vintage expression. I also think Vigna del Fiore, thanks to its structure and the purity of its aromas, is better suited to a longer aging window. The bouquet offers lots of dark fruit, plum, earth, and wild rose. This 4,000-bottl release was born in a site characterized by a mix of limestone alberese and schistous galestro soils that are typical of this part of Tuscany.

Winery Notes

The Vigna del Fiore is an unique vineyard: its 14 acres (5.7 hectares) are situated in an area where the vine is cultivated by our family since the XVI century. It is one of the southernmost and oldest vineyard in the whole area of the Brunello di Montalcino. The particular exposition and the composition of the soil give to this Brunello special qualities, with a very elegant bouquet and an harmonic and complex taste.

The Brunello Vigna del Fiore has been produced since 1981; for its harmony and charm it can be drunk and appreciated from the earlier years in bottle, despite being a wine with an excellent capacity of ageing.