2008 Fattoria Le Pupille (Elisabetta Geppetti) Riserva Poggio Valente

Community Tasting Notes (14) Avg Score: 89.3 points

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  6/13/2018 - Not647f wrote:

  Pretty sure I drank a couple and forgot to remove them from inventory, but my memory of them is pretty consistent with this most recent bottle. This is a sangio-based wine that tastes a little riper and more modern than most of what I drink. It's round and mouthfilling but hasn't lost it's bright cherry sangio character, although more ripe black cherry than zingy lighter varieties. At approx 10 years of age, it's reasonably mature, although it can hold on a while longer, I would imagine. I'm not getting a ton of complexity here and I'm not sure the structure lends to development of secondary notes. For what I paid, it's a fine elevated pizza wine with nice presentation, good balance, something no one could fault. Worth looking at purchasing more. No signs of brett or spoilage in my bottles. 10 year old quality wine at this price is good to find.

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  4/28/2017 - GoBlue2002 wrote: 89 Points

  This seemed to have the old world funk/brett aspect to it, although it didn't have the stewed fruit from the previous taster. So not flawed, but not for all. The majority of the funk blew off over time -- decant for a couple hours if you can.
  Cherry, oak, tar.
  Went very, very well with ravioli.
  
  Too funky for me, and not enjoyable without food. My wife loved it with food and scored accordingly.
  Me - 87, Wife - 90/91

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  8/29/2016 - WineGuyX wrote: flawed

  NOTE: this bottle has questionable provenance as it was carried by a distributor not known for temperature control. Smelled a little funky (possibly Brett, possibly just a Syrah-type weirdness (there is no Syrah in the blend)) at first, but has devolved into a a stale, oxidized mess. Cooked fruits on the nose and palate. A bit of cherry cough drop as well. I recetly encountered what I thought was an off cooked/oxidized bottle of the 2010 of this wine, but from a different wholesaler. My limited experience with the 2009 and 2011 was very positive, but I will be revisiting them shortly.

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  12/14/2015 - Kris G Likes this wine: 91 Points

  fruity acidity, fresh

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  5/19/2015 - yvesbaeten wrote: 89 Points

  rouge profond,
  bouquet complexe de cerises noires,epices et fleurs sechees
  assez tannique et fermé
  attendre

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