2016 fattoria le pupille, saffredi, toscana igt
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Why We're Buying
Fattoria Le Pupille Saffredi reflects the estate's experience and history as a premier Italian winemaker. It's also a tribute to owner Elisabetta Geppetti's mentor, who inspired her to make wine in the first place. Wines like Fattoria Le Pupille Saffredi have earned her titles as Lady of Morellino and the first female president of Italian Consorzio.
Critics Scores
James Suckling
Incredible aromas of dark berries, lavender, rosemary, licorice and dried flowers. Spice. Full body and fantastic tannin texture with great length. Goes on for minutes. Muscular yet wonderfully formed and refined. A glorious Saffredi. Drink in 2022.
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2016 Saffredi brings full-throttled intensity in a very well-balanced wine. The blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (60), Merlot (30) and Petit Verdot (10) spends 18 months in mostly new oak. This vintage is compact, firm and precise, with lovely floral aromas on the bouquet in front of blackberry and plum. Long oak toasting gives the wine tasty notes of spice and cinnamon and rounds the bouquet off nicely. The mouthfeel is soft and velvety. This is a complex, integrated and absolutely beautiful wine.
Decanter
The spring and summer were worryingly dry, but some rain in August was timely, helping the grapes to ripen fully. The nose is gorgeous, with a lush oakiness and some welcome red fruits. The attack is rich and ripe, marrying immense concentration with good acidity. Despite ageing in 80 new barriques, the oak is not too evident. It's a bit monolithic now but also stylish and persistent, lifted and intense. Long, with great ageing potential.
Wine Spectator
This red is dark and brooding, revealing plum, blueberry, tar, iron and leafy underbrush flavors. Intense and burly, yet persistent, refusing to quit on the firm finish. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot. Best from 2021 through 2033. 3,000 cases made, 200 cases imported.