2007 Fattoria Le Pupille (Elisabetta Geppetti) Saffredi Toscana IGT

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StefanAkiko Does not like this wine:

80 Points

Wednesday, July 6, 2022 - Intensely underwhelming.

A classic. Bdx with its best face from Tuscany?
Or a *pft* overpolished wine with a total absence of personality? Easy to drink, but that's hardly a quality marker.
Our taste: an uninteresting wine that does not inspire new acquaintances.

Maybe better suited for those who prefer Bgn?

Like a well made $15 no-name-Bdx.

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Comment posted by sfwinelover1:

7/7/2022 7:01:00 AM - Wondering if you gave this a vigorous decant, which I found really helped (I really liked the wine). Otherwise, bad bottle, or maybe just differing tastes? One of these days we’ll both enjoy the same wine! Cheers!
Comment posted by StefanAkiko:

7/11/2022 10:20:00 PM - I've been thinking a lot about this wine, as it was a substantial investment. The sommelier tasted it blinded and almost fainted from its "magical properties".

I just don't get it with these ultra-polished Italians and will pour my hard-earned money elsewhere. Still have some Ornellaia, Flaccianello, Tignanello and Sassicaia to work my way through.

As a sidenote: Paleo (Cf) is a wine that we most certainly understand and enjoy. (2013 Paleo = not so much, no.)

Can't wait to enjoy wine with you :-)
Comment posted by sfwinelover1:

7/12/2022 7:09:00 AM - SA: thanks for your comment. Our reactions to these wines are, at the first level, so personal such that there are less great wines than wines that you love. In terms of your list, I’ve not had Paleo, but it’s on my list to try (again, to gently stick my thumb on the scale, don’t give up on ‘13 generally, as it it’s a year marked by strong acidity, just coming into, and in some cases not even beginning to come into, its drinking window with lots air, IMO). I’d split the other wines into 2 groups: those like Flac and Tig which are either all (Flac) or mostly (Tig) sangio and the others, which, like the Saffredi, are BDX varietals. I do understand your feelings about Italian wines, even though I dearly love them. They certainly have a certain sense, driven by terroir and drying tannins, that can be polarizing. Like cats and jazz—which I also both love—I understand why people either love them or very much don’t. Cheers!
Comment posted by StefanAkiko:

7/12/2022 7:30:00 AM - Thankyou very much also.
I'm generally a huge lover of Sangiovese (from simpler Chiantis to amazing BdM's) and many of the wines from "Down in the shoe". Also non-sweet Lambrusco, Amarone and many Pinot Grigio, Soave, Verdicchio etc... Italy is a vast country with amazing food and wine culture that varies almost by the village :-)
Comment posted by StefanAkiko:

10/19/2023 10:06:00 AM - Just got hold of a '97 Saffredi that I hope will deliver more happiness :-) Maybe drinking it around the end of November.
Comment posted by sfwinelover1:

10/19/2023 12:12:00 PM - I’ll look forward to your TN. As you probably know, that’s a great year for Italian wines. I had an Alceo from that vintage recently, and it was one of my wines of the year. Cheers!
Comment posted by StefanAkiko:

10/26/2023 7:36:00 AM - Yeah, it's going to be fabulous!
…or corked…
…or Rudy…
…or oxidized…
Nov 1st is the plan, at excellent Restaurant PRIMO in Kannai, Yokohama.