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| Community Tasting Notes (average 94 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 60 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Blue Jay on 5/23/2024 & rated 96 points: Very smooth and Lucious with blackberries, currant, mocha and silky tannins. (595 views) | | | Tasted by aquacongas on 4/9/2024 & rated 93 points: not blind
A bit disappointed reading the other notes. Decanted for 2 hours. Still closed and reduced fruit notes, less elegant than expected. maybe better in a few years. 93-94 (2279 views) | | | Tasted by sean20waldo on 2/8/2024 & rated 93 points: Black olive nose. Very dark fruit but with great acidity and relative lightness. Super long finish. Impressively made from the get go. Lacks complexity to be really good (1198 views) | | | Tasted by WestfalenGG on 1/29/2024 & rated 93 points: A bit too early, but the potential is clearly there. It will be fantastic in a few years! (2653 views) | | | Tasted by VAGenius on 1/19/2024: No notes, but we loved it and thought it was one of the best Italians we'd had in a long time. (415 views) | | | Tasted by SonnyChiba on 1/3/2024 & rated 95 points: Fantastic wine, even right now. The nose on this is so appealing , like a bouquet of fresh flowers, perfume spice, cherry fruit. Couldn’t get enough of the nose. Gave it some time in the glass and it opened up wonderfully. Despite its youth and future potential it drinks surprisingly well now. Will be even more amazing in another 8-10 years. (2868 views) | | | Tasted by StainedGlass on 11/4/2023 & rated 94 points: Delicious Super Tuscan. 60% cab sav, 30% Merlot, 10% Pettit Verdot. Rich, black cherry , black currant, earthy, leather. More tannic than a classic Bordeaux blend but it a good way. Just entering its prime drinking window. 14.5% abv. (3062 views) | | | Tasted by jusuf on 10/31/2023 & rated 95 points: At the start of the enjoyment phase. Already very powerful. The depth is yet to come. Tuscan Bordeaux blends seem to cope better with heat than the Bordelais itself. Reminiscent of a great Pauillac. (3170 views) | | | Tasted by Rich & Allyson on 9/9/2023 & rated 92 points: Star anise, plum, with a hint of tobacco leaf aromas. Super dry, with a full set of tannins after 4 hour decant. Flavors of cherry cola, touch of chocolate, and a rosemary with quinine finish.
Super Tuscan tasting Saturday, and had the pleasure of also tasting the 2017, 2019, 2020 all of which need more time in the bottle. (3319 views) | | | Tasted by sirpat00 on 7/28/2023 & rated 93 points: Double-decanted which I would recommend, but no extensive decanting needed. Leather, mushroom, vanilla along with fruit of red berry, black currant and herbal aromatics. The flavors are a bit blurry, however. Fresh acidity which dominates the palate. Tannin still grainy but stating to soften. As always a solid, Bordeaux-like performer. I have scored this higher in the past when initially this also had a nice floral overlay. (3487 views) | | | Tasted by jocelyng on 6/23/2023 & rated 97 points: The winner of the night between three excellent 2016: Saffredi, Argentiera and Guado al Tasso. (3530 views) | | | Tasted by Klugi Wine on 4/23/2023 & rated 96 points: Similar to last note, again, it needs time to open up, but than it really picks up volume and length. (3711 views) | | | Tasted by Skotto on 2/2/2023: Glass from magnum. Dark fruits, rich and balanced structure, leather (Brett?) on the nose. Obviously young, already enjoyable and accessible compared to the Solaia 2017 on the table. (4088 views) | | | Tasted by sirpat00 on 11/24/2022 & rated 93 points: Tasted blind at a social event, hence brief notes only. Nice bouquet of smoke, cedar wood, dark cherry, graphite and pencil shavings. A juicy palate, but wild with mouthcoating tannin and hence felt quite young. A nice Super Tuscan which in a blind context resembles a classic Bordeaux. (4458 views) | | | Tasted by Alex Barbera on 10/19/2022 & rated 92 points: Braucht noch Zeit (4696 views) | | | Tasted by NoTrollingerPlease on 10/14/2022 & rated 92 points: Best bottle (Ristorante da Salvo, Stuttgart): Quick & dirty note: Deep ruby color. Spicy nose, some espresso powder, deep.
On the palate high acidity, high tannin, probably a bit hot. It has all it takes to become great in the future: structure, extract, depth and density. Currently it is just a decade too early. 92+++ (4391 views) | | | Tasted by fussyeater on 9/1/2022 & rated 94 points: Deep garnet in colour. Nose shows blue fruits to the fore with black tea and hint of cocoa. Full bodied with svelte tannins, it is inky and delivering up gorgeous blue fruits and Tuscan sunshine with a little oak polish which should be subsumed with proper cellaring. Finish goes on and on. Quite primary. Needs minimum of additional 5 years and ideally a decade. Classy wine. From Zalto Bordeaux. (4682 views) | | | Tasted by Castello della Gatta on 8/25/2022 & rated 94 points: Almost ready to drink, wait 2-5 years. A little harsh acidity. A potential is there. Tasted in Finjävel restaurant. Bellissimo! (4233 views) | | | Tasted by fc1910 on 6/20/2022: Back to Riesling Country 2.0; 6/17/2022-6/21/2022 (Flörsheim-Dalsheim, Bad Kreuznach, Niederhausen, Oberhausen, Bad Sobernheim , Bockenau): Chosed this one later that day to pair food at the restaurant of our hotel at Bad Kreuznach,
a bargain there, paid 59€ for this bottle,
initially enormous cassis bite, really full bodied, mineral hints, violets, lots of sweet, ripe tannin, and this is the problem,
for me lacking therefore food friendliness, while continuing dining this wine was too filling,
better enjoy on its own,
great future ahead, a stunning wine,
but young and I do guess probably never food friendly, **(**), around 90-94(+), no rating today! (5158 views) | | | Tasted by tphilca on 3/12/2022 & rated 94 points: Same as prior note. Just great stuff. Give it some air and let'r rip. Remarkably consistent. Buying other recent vintages too in hopes they can match the '16. The '19 has even higher critical acclaim although we all know that doesn't necessarily mean it's better. (4832 views) | | | Tasted by Ericsson on 2/7/2022 & rated 93 points: Malgré le passage en carafe, peu d'évolution vs bouteille bue en 05.20
Framboises, cassis, épices au nez.
Belle persistance en bouche, encore marqué par l'élevage, puissant, les derniers verres après 2H1/2 de carafe étaient les plus aboutis.
J'aime ces vins plutôt dans leur jeunesse mais, là, il manque 1-2 ans, selon moi. (5416 views) | | | Tasted by jocelyng on 2/5/2022 & rated 97 points: A terrific evening of 2016: Saffredi, Tignanello and Argentiera. The Saffredi was a closed second for me and number one for others. A terrific wine, full bodied and with sweet tannins. I was quite surprised how the three wines showed so young, only the Tignanello seeming too young. Of course no hurry to drink it but I will not make the mistake to wait too long as it’s so grat right now. (5002 views) | | | Tasted by tphilca on 12/28/2021 & rated 94 points: A couple of hours of air is key for this wine. Once that happens, it's beautifully balanced with rich dark fruits and a great beam of acidity making it quite good with food. A very slight roughness at the end of the finish may smooth out with another 5 years in the cellar. However, this is so tasty now, I'm not sure any remaining bottles will survive that long. Top notch stuff that crushes many Nape wines that are over $100. (5130 views) | | | Tasted by jag323 on 11/13/2021 & rated 95 points: Fantastic wine - tasted truly special when I opened it. Hoping the next couple bottles are even better with age. (5099 views) | | | Tasted by SMHalps on 9/3/2021 & rated 91 points: Opened for 30 minutes, but not decanted, at a NYC Steakhouse. We had this alongside a 2015 Realm Falstaff, a 2007 Paolo Conterno Ginestra Riserva Barolo and a 2000 Chateau Gruaud Larose. Something has to come in last and this was it. Compared to my previous bottles, I was expecting much more, so despite the rating, I was disappointed. It just didn't seem as well balanced as the other wines. Not a bad wine, just in comparison, just not as good, it was the last one we finished, as everyone preferred the other wines. (5668 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, Tuscany New Releases, Part 1 (Mar 2020) (3/1/2020)
(Fattoria Le Pupille Saffredi Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Joanna Simon
Decanter, 30 Years of Saffredi 1987–2017 (11/21/2019)
(Le Pupille, Saffredi, Maremma, Tuscany, Italy, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (11/21/2019)
(Le Pupille, Saffredi IGT Toscana Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, Central Tuscany: Maremma, Montepulciano and Beyond (Mar 2019) (3/1/2019)
(Fattoria Le Pupille Saffredi Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (7/20/2018)
(Fattoria Le Pupille Maremma Toscana Saffredi, Red, Italy) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (9/10/2017)
(Fattoria Le Pupille Maremma Toscana Saffredi, Red, Italy) Subscribe to see review text. |
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| Fattoria Le Pupille (Elisabetta Geppetti) Producer website
U.S. Importer (Addt'l Info)2016 Fattoria Le Pupille (Elisabetta Geppetti) Saffredi Toscana IGT“Elisabetta wanted to dedicate this wine to Fredi, the man who inspired her passion for wine. 60% C.S., 30% Merlot, & 10% P.V. from the soils of predominantly sandstone origin, with little organic substance or clay, of the 14 ha Saffredi Vyd (Pereta) @ 250m elev; There are 2 parcels: the older, SW vyd (planted in 1987) & the newer, SE vyd (planted in 2006). Harvested from early Sept for the Merlot, mid Sept for the C.S. & P.V.; Fermented @ 26°- 28° C in s/s; Macerated 15-20 days; Aged 18 mos in 75% new barriques; 14.5% ABV & 5.3 g/L T.A.;” 3,000 cases produced, 200 cases imported to the U.S..
99 pts Suckling (12/17/18),
98 WA (Larner, 5/31/19),
97 WinesCritic.com (1/3/20),
95 ea Decanter (Simon, 11/21/19) & Falstaff Magazine (8/29/19),
93-96 Vinous (Galloni, 8/1/18),
93 WS (Sanderson, 10/31/19), &
17+/20 JancisRobinson.com (11/21/19)!
Red Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.Italy Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorTuscany Tuscany (ItalianMade.com) | TuscanytToscana IGTHere is the Wikipedia entry for Toscana wine. |
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