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96 Robert Parker
The 2010 Saffredi (Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon) delivers gorgeous intensity and broad aromas of black berry, leather, crushed granite and lingering smoke. It’s a masterpiece on all happy fronts. The textural elegance is superb. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2025. <br/><br/>There is always a single face that identifies a region: A sole producer with the charisma and communicative talents required to perform the ambassadorial duties that bring a relatively obscure wine area to the world stage. For the Maremma, that person is Elisabetta Geppetti. Her newest releases confirm the extreme quality that distinguishes Fattoria Le Pupille.<br/>
17 Rene Gabriel
(50 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 45 Merlot, 5 % Syrah). Leuchtendes Rubin-Granat. Berauschendes Bouquet, Rosenduft, Himbeerranken, ein Touch Grenadine und Johannisbeeren, Rosenpfeffer, floraler Touch, getrocknete Ingwer, Vanille, frisch und direkt. Der Gaumen ist jetzt schon angenehm. Zeigt nicht die ursprüngliche Tiefe anderer Jahrgänge. Ein fröhlicher Jungbrunnen welchem an die nächsten 10 Jahre ohne Reue geniessen kann. 17/20 trinken LA DONNA DI GRANDI VINI Elisabetta Geppetti (im Bild) produziert mit ihrer Fattoria le Pupille mittlerweile fast jedes Jahr nahezu eine halbe Million Flaschen. Dies ist eine ideale Betriebsgrösse mit Konfektionen in allen Preislagen. Der günstigste ist der Pelofino Rosso. Dann folgen weitere Weine wie der Morellino di Scansano und der gleiche auf Rotwein auf Riserva-Level. Der Poggio Valente ist ein Premium-Morellino und gehört praktisch im Abonnement zu den besten Weinen dieser Region. Logischerweise ist aber der Saffredi, welcher erstmals 1987 offiziell auf den Markt kam, die Marketing-Lokomotive dieses tendenziell immer noch unterschätzten Maremma-Weingutes. www.fattorialepupille.
90 Wine Spectator
Black cherry and licorice flavors hold the center, with accents of vanilla, clove, cedar and wood resin. This is concentrated and backed by stiff tannins, leaving a firm finish for now. Needs time. Best from 2016 through 2029. 1,875 cases made. –BS
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Fattoria le Pupille
Fattoria Le Pupille is one of the most fascinating wineries in Italy. This southern Maremma estate was well-established before the recent rush of new arrivals to the region. While quality continues to skyrocket with renascences every few years of so, the 65-hectare vineyard produces complex, weighted and structured wines that will be difficult for newer producers to emulate. Their top wine is a single-vineyard Super-Tuscan blend of the Bordelais varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Petit Verdot. The woman behind Le Pupille’s success and even Morellino di Scansano’s impressive reputation, is owner Elisabetta Geppetti. Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate even goes as far to say, “There is always a single face that identifies a region: A sole producer with the charisma and communicative talents required to perform the ambassadorial duties that bring a relatively obscure wine area to the world stage. For the Maremma, that person is Elisabetta Geppetti.”