2015 SAFFREDI Le Pupille, Lea & Sandeman

SAFFREDI

2015 Le Pupille

Grapes Petit Verdot, Merlot, Cab Sauv
Colour Red
Origin Italy, Tuscany
District Maremma
ABV 14.5%

This Bordeaux blend from sunny Tuscany has taken on more weight and volume since the last time I tasted this vintage six years ago. Having fleshed out considerably over these past years, the Fattoria le Pupille 2015 Saffredi reveals thick textural fiber. I remember using the word "exuberant" to describe many of the Tuscan wines from the 2015 vintage, and that term remains relevant to this bottle. With that warm-vintage fruit concentration and softness comes subtle tannic bitterness on the finish with abundant blackberry and blackcurrant. The wine feels ready to drink now, but given that structure, you could also opt to hold it longer. Drinking range: 2018 - 2035 Rating: 95 Monica Larner, The Wine Advocate (www.robertparker.com) (May 2024)


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The 2015 Saffredi is a powerful, racy wine. Even so, I don't find the nuance, clarity or freshness that made the 2015 so complete last year. Part or all of that may be attributable to multiple bottlings. My feeling on the subject is very simple. Multiple bottlings inevitably lead to bottle variation, and that is just unacceptable at this level. Drinking range: 2020 - 2030 Rating: 95 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Mar 2019)

Lustrous mid ruby with orange tinges. Luxurious nose of concentrated cherry and fine oak notes. A hint of tobacco leaf potentially indicating it is already developing, perhaps an indication of the hot vintage? Intense sour-cherry fruit and bags of powdery tannins. Can be approached now. Drinking range: 2018 - 2024 Rating: 17 Walter Speller, www.jancisrobinson.com (May 2018)

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. Drinking Window 2021 - 2040 Drinking range: 2021 - 2040 Rating: 95 Stephen Brook, Decanter.com (Nov 2017)

Le Pupille

Le Pupille is located in the Maremma, in the South of Tuscany and the estate covers 75 hectares under the DOCG of Morellino di Scansano. Considered as the appellation's leading property, the estate produces eight wines with its most famous wine, Saffredi, launched in 1987 by owner Elisabetta Gepetti and consultant winemaker Giacomo Tachis. Elisabetta's belief in the quality of the vineyards of the Maremma and her determination to bring them to a wider audience has been instrumental in the emergence of both Morellino di Scansano as an appellation - with elevation to DOCG as recently as 2006 - and Le Pupille as an internationally-acclaimed winery.

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