Fattoria le Pupille - Poggio Valente Toscana 2021 (750ml)

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Producer	Fattoria le Pupille
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Varietal	Red Blend
Vintage	2021
Sku	8037

 

Aromas of cherries, chocolate and walnuts. Some lavender and rose petal undertones. Medium-bodied, with super fine tannins and hints of chocolate and vanilla. Give this time to open. Better after 2026.

This all-Sangiovese wine is celebrating its 25th anniversary. I am told it's made with a Burgundian model in mind. The Fattoria le Pupille 2021 Poggio Valente offers good fruit concentration, freshness and an open-knit personality. The wine completed 20 days of fermentation with light work on the cap in terms of punch-downs and pump-overs in stainless steel. It then ages in tonneaux with only 20% new oak. There is plenty of red fruit character along with iris, blue flower and earth, and the tannins are present, albeit powdery. Elisabetta Geppetti says the challenge of making Sangiovese in this warm part of Tuscany is establishing a "point of light" in the wine.

Ripe flavors of plum, black cherry and blackberry highlight this dense red, whose lively structure brings an energetic feel. Earth, iron, eucalyptus and spice notes add complexity as this lingers, with an aftertaste of fruit, wild scrub and spices. Sangiovese. Best from 2026 through 2040. 3,166 cases made, 1,370 cases imported.