2016 Saffredi - 'All I can say is: Wow!' AG
These are some of the most impressive wines I have ever tasted from Le Pupille.
Antonio Galloni, vinous.com
2016 Saffredi, Fattoria Le Pupille, IGT Toscana
£375 per 6 bottle case in bond
One of the great Tuscan reds in a truly great vintage, starting to drink already and yet the same price as the similarly scored but nowhere near ready 2022.
And as Galloni wrote about the 2016s:
These are some of the most impressive wines I have ever tasted from Le Pupille. Proprietor Elisabetta Geppetti and winemaker Luca D’Attoma have really found the sweet spot for a number of these wines by focusing on gentler vinifications and lowering the overt influence of oak. The results are obvious. All I can say is: Wow!
2016 Saffredi, Fattoria Le Pupille, IGT Toscana
£375 per 6 bottle case in bond
98+ points, Monica Larner, robertparker.com, May 2024
True to a vintage that will be remembered for excellent quality across Tuscany, the Fattoria le Pupille 2016 Saffredi is one of the standout wines in this retrospective. It is a very strong protagonist among these younger vintages. The wine remains full of life and energy, and there is an especially zesty note that recalls climbing vines or crunchy snow peas with contrasting elements of greenness and sweetness. If 2018 is remembered for ripeness and brandied cherry, and 2017 shows aromas of toasted espresso bean, this 2016 vintage leans into dried flower, peat moss and pastis. Oak is used generously, but not in an overblown manner, to give the wine important structural power and aging runway. The finish is linear and tight. Drink 2019-2040
98 points, Antonio Galloni, vinous.com, March 2020
The 2016 Saffredi is even better from bottle than it was from barrel - and that is saying a lot. A ton, in fact. Soaring in its concentration and scale, the 2016 boasts superb intensity in all of its dimensions. Readers who want to understand how magical the 2016 is will find the answer here. Macerated dark cherry, espresso, mint, lavender and leather add layers of nuance, but it is the wine's inner sweetness and extraordinary balance that stand out most. The 2016 is a pure and total pleasure bomb; that's all there is to it. Drink 2024-2041
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