FATTORIA LE PUPILLE - 2017 & 2018 VINTAGES

INTERVIEW AND TASTINGInternational wine critic and Masterclass.com Instructor James Suckling had a conversation and tasting with Elisabetta Geppetti and her daughter Clara Gentili. Usually, every summer to James visits them to taste their latest wines, but for obvious reasons, this was not possible in 2020 so they sent their wines to James instead.  Fattoria Le Pupille is located in the hilly part of Maremma, a coastal area of western central Italy. They produce one of the most popular Super Tuscans, under the label Saffredi. The 100-point Fattoria Le Pupille Saffredi 2012 came ninth in the JamesSuckling.com Top 100 Wines of 2015 and it was included in our 2016 list of Top 10 Super Tuscans. They started with the Fattoria Le Pupille Morellino Di Scansano Riserva 2017, which James found bright, fruity and balanced. They moved onto the pure sangiovese Fattoria Le Pupille Toscana Poggio Valente 2018. “It’s medium-to full-bodied with refined tannins and a clean, fruity finish,” James said, also noting its elegance and drinkability. They finished with the Fattoria Le Pupille Maremma Toscana Saffredi 2018, which reminded James of traditional wines of the 80s and 90s. He said the Saffredi shows a “fantastic nose … with currant, sage, rosemary and rose-petal character.”You can hear more of what they thought of the wines as well as their opinions on the vintages in this podcast.