Fattoria Le Pupille "Saffredi" 2015
60% Cabernet Sauvignon,
30% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot
*99 pts James Suckling*
I love the currant and rosemary character of this wine. Some sage, too. Complex aromas that draw you in. Full body, extremely tight and chewy with a long and intense finish. The tannins are fantastic – so polished. Focused and beautiful. Mineral undertone with ash and hot stone highlighting the dark fruits. It goes on for minutes. Needs three or four years to come together. But a serious red all the way.
*96 pts Wine Advocate*
The 2015 Saffredi is a sultry and velvety wine from the Tuscan Coast. The blend is 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 10% Petit Verdot that sees 18 months in new and neutral oak. The textural richness is of the highest caliber, and the bouquet produces a long succession of black fruit, exotic spice and savory tobacco flavors. There's a touch of mocha chocolate and toasted espresso bean as well. The wine delivers great length and power. It promises not only to age but to improve as it spends more years in the cellar. Some 30,000 bottles are made.
95 pts Decanter:
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.
近十幾二十年冒升得最快的意大利酒莊是Fattoria Le Pupille (位於Tiscana Maremma, 著名酒村Bolgheri以南),她的旗艦酒 Saffredi 更從2010年起獲得James Suckling 及 Wine Advocate 等酒評家/機構大讚(分數如下),成為super super Tuscan 新的一員。難道此酒是突然好飲? 非也! 女莊主Elisabetta Geppetti 在80年代中,二十歲時便接管她老爺的小酒莊Le Pupille。1987年釀出第一支酒,以仙遊的老爺"Fredi"命名的 "SAFFREDI"。第一個年份,1990年在市場售賣時,super Tuscan 教父, Giacomo Tachis被這款100% Cabernet Sauvignon 新酒吸引,便從旁指導。93年開始酒莊慢慢加入Merlot, Petit Verdot, 及Syrah 混釀。及至2000年,酒莊迎來了波爾多一級莊Latour 的釀酒師Christian Sommer加入,經過10年的努力,及逐漸降低新木桶比例(現在75%新),Saffredi 表現出了地道風味的Bordeaux Blend。