Fattoria Le Pupille, Saffredi, Toscana IGT

Megeve 31st of December. From magnum. Pairing with pintade (guineafowl) and sharing with the Lalliard’s and Charlie / Karolina. Deep purple Color. Pronounced nose with dense berries, forest floor, chocolate, Nespresso, mint, mushroom, truffles. Med acidity, Med body, Med alcohol, Med flavor intensity, silky tannins and Med finish. Beautiful dense wine, perfect tertiary nose, mushroom, very dense and sweet berries, wet forest floor, nice lingering salinity. This is great and perfectly drinking now - still has potential.

2001 vintage

Was the highest priced entry in a 9 wine tour of Italy tasting held this weekend. Very plush velvety mouth coating tannins. Nice acidity.

2021 vintage

Very "Tuscan Bordeaux" in that the fruit profile is on the black cherry side of the Bordeaux varietal spectrum. Lots of that in the nose as well as gravel and mint. The palate is medium+ bodied and lifted while still being very powerful. Lots of clean-tasting fruit, gravel, mint and rosemary. High, but perfectly integrated acidity. Long finish. Not a trace of heat from the 15% abv. My gobs were not smacked by the quality, but it is a very …

2021 vintage

What a wine. Bright but powerful. An immeasurable experience that followed some nerves about opening this so early on. I could not believe just how beautiful this was now in what will surely live for eternity.

2021 vintage

Ou boy, what a wine. Already perfect, but still huge potential. Fantastic balance.

2021 vintage

Wine Spectator 2025 Grand Tour Las Vegas - Wines Tasted 5/10/25 : Deeply expressive, with notes of iron, graphite, cassis, currant, violet, and violet. Dense, rich complexity, with fine length. A standout.

2021 vintage

Superb. A very fine exemple of what Toscana IGT should be! Lots of dark fruits, plum, with a very interesting « ripe fruit » final! It is balanced and quite complex/deep. Not too dry, doesn’t taste like a sugar bomb. Well done !

2021 vintage

94 because it’s too young. Potential of 95-96

2021 vintage

Deep, dark purple-garnet, essentially opaque in color. Full, forward & attractive nose of ripe fruit aromas of dark cherries, blackberries & plums with overtones of dusty/earthy & floral notes, spices, cocoa, tobacco, minerals & hints of smoke & cedar in the background. Medium-full bodied, with an excellent concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, plush, ripe fruit flavors of sweet dark cherries, blackberries & plums with dark cocoa, spices, herbs, minerals & a hint of oak/vanilla. Long lingering finish. Drinks …

2021 vintage

60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot from the 14 ha Saffredi vineyard (Pereta) at altitude 280 m with South-West and South-East exposure with sandstone soil rich in marl and iron, and vines planted in 1985 and 2006 at 4000/ha. yielding 50 ql/ha. 30-45 days maceration. Fermentation at 26°C in stainless steel vats. Aged 18 months in french oak barriques (70% new) 15% Abv. 45,000 bottles Background: Year Founded: 1978 Annual production: approx. 450,000 bottles Vineyard: approx. 85 hectares …

2021 vintage

65/25/10 Cab/Merlot/PV. 65% new oak, which is still very visible given how young the wine still is. However, not overpowering and well integrated. Not a lot of Tuscan herb, which is a bit of a surprise, but some florals and smoke. Overall nicely scented. Silky and enjoyable. It just needs more time in bottle.

2021 vintage

Appearance : deep intensity of a tawny color Nose : medium intensity of blackcurrant, red cheries, blackbarry Palete: dry, high acidity, medium tanins, high in alcohol, medium body with medium flavor intensity of little bit of oak, dried fruit and bread dough, mostly secondary and tertiary aromas and flavors with a long finish. Conclusion: Very good

2001 vintage

Agree completely with MHENSEL. Terrific juice. One of my WOTN at Greatwinesworld Miami Beach 2024

2021 vintage

Dark transparent red --- Nose thyme, sour cherry, flowery aspects, cedar box, some cardboard and rubber, some curry, sanguine, spicy aspects, some petrol, elegant toasting notes, nice greenish aspects, red fruit coming through, orange zest --- Palate fantastic, captivating, nice flow of fruit, blackberries, overall fresh, minerals, really showing depth already, nice acidity, some unripe plums, nice vanilla touch, some praline, chocolate aspects --- Finishes youthfully on its powerful tannin structure, minerality and fruitiness. Oh yes, this is great stuff. …

2021 vintage

Not blind Reluctant in nose, decanted half bottle for the first day for 1 hour. Some red berries, black currant but more calm and elegant. Ripe Tannins, great acidity structure, the next day a bit more opened. Not at his end. 93

2001 vintage

Tasted double blind. This paled next to the Sassicaia 2001 but also on its own it wouldn’t have been able to sing. It’s fairly closed and muted. It doesn’t seem ready. I wouldn’t touch this wine for 3 to 5 more years in hope for a better experience (or is that all and the wine will never be much better?). TN: Muted nose not showing much. On the palate classic Bordeaux with the earthy, herbal and mineral component at the …

2001 vintage

Quite enjoyable wine, spicy with a solid structure and good taste. However I think, as with many super-Tuscans, it's over-hyped and over-priced. Most Tuscans are good solid wines (and only a few really great) but you can get the same quality from Bordeaux at a third of the price...

2003 vintage

Tappo lunghissimo. Bene. Lasciato in bottiglia 2 ore dopo un'abbondante sboccatura in bicchiere. Non tutti i tannini sono risolti. Ha ancora un po' di anni di vita davanti a se. Naso molto interessante e molto complesso: mora, lampone, sigaro, cioccolato, menta piperita, ferro incandescente. In bocca una minor complessità ma un frutto rosso molto deciso. Non da proprio l'idea di avere davanti un vino di 13 anni. Buono, molto buono. Peccato che il palato non abbia restituito la stessa complessità …

2001 vintage

Nice and mature on the nose, with red berries, graphite, and floral tones. The palate is also nice and solid, but with a few surprisingly hard edges on the mid-palate and a bit of heat. Medium finish with notes of tobacco and spices. Nice, but not worth the price.

2003 vintage

same notes as 12/16/2011. Jessica and Doris enjoyed since the tannins were resolved. Anna liked the 2006 Pino de Biserno better because it had more pronounced tannins.

2001 vintage

Delicious out of bottle, but stunning after a day of aereation; big, full dark fruit with caramel and other luscious overtones. What a winner. 50/5/13/17/8

2003 vintage

Delicious. After one hour decant (lots of sediment) opened to a full nose of dark fruits, herbs and earth. Drinking wonderfully at this point although a bit tight. Well balanced, silky, flavors of dark berries, cassis, oak and earth. Elegant and refined. (Doris 90: Plums, cassis, chewy, rich. Thought it was a young wine, surprised at 2001)

2001 vintage

I pick up tart cherries and earth on the nose. It has a nice flavor and a good gripping finish. I feel the other bottle I had showed better but this was still good.

2003 vintage

Very elegant, still youthful wine. Not a overconcentrated bomb! Nose of herbs and pronounced hint of oregano, as mentionrd before. Tannins already silky but still present to let it age more for some years. Good that I have a few left in the cellar!

2001 vintage

Decanted for one hour, utilizing a funnel. Eggplant-violet in colour, with a ruby rim. Very aromatic; baked raisin, currant, charcoal and a floral quality that's fresh. Soft tannins and the palate is very mouth coating. A wonderful '03, with evident acidity. Not overtly concentrated at all, while retaining the right amount of elegance. Elisabetta really did a fine job with this vintage being so hot. The raisin quality is not over-done at all. Starting to drink well and still has …

2003 vintage

Opened and let breathe for 90 minutrs. Lots of dark berries and curant. Tanins are still present and dominant; finish is medium in length. Still needs a few more years to come to together in a seamless way.

2003 vintage

A really good wine. It developed as the night moved on. It was flavorful, and aromatic. It was a crowd pleaser. Search out and try, you wont be disappointed.

2003 vintage

Simple Series III: My Birthday (Asia Grand, Odeon Towers) : I was bowled over by this wine. An excellent super-Tuscan. Still young, but on sheer drinkability alone, probably the best wine of the night amongst rather illustrious company for me. Gorgeous nose. Ripe plums and cassis was wed to earthy tobacco and rubber plant scents, plenty of spice notes and seasoned with smells of oregano-led Italian herbs. The palate just had an incredible liveliness and verve to it, with clean …

2001 vintage

From Magnum, silky velvety Cab with that Italian touch. In my mind just about as good as it gets. Went well with the lamb pappardelli.

2001 vintage

I actually enjoyed this bottle much more than the previous one. There are not a whole lot of red fruits here; in fact, I distinctly get green apple on the finish, but actually in a good way. A lot of herbs otherwise. Perfectly integrated tannins after 1.5 hour decant. A beautifully made wine. I enjoyed this wine very much, but it's certainly not for everyone. It is in a perfect place right now, but you just have to like the …

2001 vintage

Deep inky purple in appearance. Aromas are bursting out of the glass - lots of blueberry jam, kirsch, cigar box - lots of dark fruits. Again very smooth on the palate - medium tannins, great balance - as smooth as velvet. Now getting chocolate covered cherries, blackberry jam, slight sweet fruits with a touch of peppery spice. Good long finish - excellent.

2001 vintage

Henriot Portfolio of Wines Tasting (Fine's Cellar, Scottsdale) : Cherry, earth and blackberry. Quite tannic. Very young and shutdown. Difficult to evaluate. Might turn into something special.

2003 vintage

50% cab, 35% merlot, 15% alicante. pretty nice wine with some decent structure and potential. but at $94, it's a big pass.

2003 vintage

Better than the 2000. More elegant. Massive Cabernet nose. Balsamic tones. Pepper. Dense texture. Elderberry. Raspberry nut.Long finish with tobacco notes.Tasted 4 times.

2001 vintage

silky in the mouth. but still tannic. This wine has lots of time left to live. don't rush the next bottle. very good, almost excellent finish. cherrries, currants on the nose.

2001 vintage

Just bought this yesterday and had it in the car today.I am out of town so felt it was the best scenario really. We'll, it started leaking. Small amounts up one side of the cork but nonetheless disappointing as the other tasting note is correct. It needs time! Lots in fact. It was too acidic, tannic and though it's hard to know the effect of a faulty seal, and it was by no means corked, at this point it doesn't …

2003 vintage

Dark purple, lighter at rim. Intense nose of cool and polished blackcurrants as well as hints of tuscan spices. Full-bodied with good amounts of fruit, fine-grained tannins and acid and spices to back it up. Maybe a bit too polished, but otherwise great and the tuscan spices add a certain level of complexity. I'll wait a couple of years before drinking the next.

2001 vintage

Fantastic looking wine in the glass - silky medium ruby with hints of purple. Wow - an amazing nose of strawberries, blackcurrant, tobacco and plums. The fruits seem like they are exploding into the glass and releasing their aromas. This leads to much anticipation for tasting the wine and I am not let down. The wine seems to glide around my tongue - very silky medium tannins and tonnes of blackcurrant, cherry, coffee, mocha and hints of minerals. With a …

2001 vintage

50% Cabernet Sauvignon 35 % Merlot 15% Alicante Pourred into the decanter for a good aeration, about 3 hours before drinking. Very clear, deep, and brilliant ruby color. Very nice aromas or red fruits. To the palate medium to full bodied, with notes of gentle oaky vanilla, exotic spices and cedar. Good acidity, with still aggressive tannins. Needs time. Goes very well with a juicy T-bone steak. A supertuscan to drink absolutely. Excellent!

2003 vintage

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