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#11 Top 100 by Wine Enthusiast's Cellar Selection (2025 edition - 2021 vintage)

#7 Top 100 Wines of Italy (2024 edition - 2021 vintage) ~ James Suckling.

#27 Top 100 World Wines (2024 edition - 2021 vintage) ~ James Suckling.

#46 Top 100 Wine Spectator (2024 edition - 2021 vintage)

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#8 Wine Spectator Top 100 (2022 edition - 2019 vintage)

#83 Top 100 World Wines 2022 edition  ~ James Suckling.

 

100-Points by Luca Gardini.

Highly allocated!

Impressive aromas of fresh herbs from the Tuscan coast, such as sage, mint, rosemary and thyme. Blackcurrants, too. Full-bodied with fine, chewy tannins that show beautiful length and consistency. Racy and beautiful, with lots of subtle and refined character. Slightly more cabernet sauvignon this year, which adds class to the wine.

Blend: 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot and 10% Petit Verdot. 

 

  • Fattoria Le Pupille is a leading wine estate in the Maremma region of coastal Tuscany. It is best known for Saffredi, a Toscana IGT blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot that has been described as the Lafite of Tuscany.
  • Owner Elisabetta Geppetti is known as the Lady of Morellino and the Ambassador of Maremma. In 1992 she became head of the Consorzio for Morellino di Scansano - the region's association of grape growers and wine producers. She was the first woman to gain that position in any Italian wine region.
  • The estate has 75 hectares (185 acres) of vineyards in total, the core of which are located around the village of Peretta. These vineyard holdings include the 25ha (62 acres) of the original Pupille vineyard and the 5-ha (12-acre) plot responsible for Saffredi.
  • There is also a 20-ha (50-acre) plot near Magliano, and the winery itself is located near Grosseto. This is a modern facility located within the traditionally-styled building that features on the label.
  • As well as Saffredi, Le Pupille makes three Sangiovese-based Morellino di Scansano cuvées. These are a "normale", a Riserva, and the Poggio Valente Riserva, which is aged for 15 months in a mix of small and large barrels.
  • There is also a IGT Maremma Toscana Rosso, named Pelofino, which is a blend of Sangiovese and Syrah with a small amount of Cabernets Sauvignon and Franc. 2015 saw the first release of Le Pupille, a 100 percent Syrah aged for 12 months in 300-liter French oak barrels. This is priced above the flagship Saffredi.
  • The estate also makes a Rosamatti rosato and a Poggio Argentato white based on Sauvignon Blanc with Petit Manseng, Traminer and Semillon. Piemme is a recently introduced single variety deluxe white wine from Petit Manseng .
  • The lineup is completed by SolAlto, a botrytized white wine made from Traminer, Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon. In total around 500,000 bottles are produced each year.

'Saffredi' Fattoria Le Pupille, Super Tuscan, Tuscany, Italy 2020

SKU: 74B
$500.00 Regular Price
$265.00Sale Price
  • Style

    Red
  • Vintage

    2020

  • Bin

    74B

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