Red wine

Fattoria le Pupille, Saffredi 2001

RRP £69

A warm, uneventful summer season produced an exceptional vintage of Saffredi. The nose is very open and exotic; ripe plums and cassis are wed to earthy tobacco and rubber plant scents. The palate is similarly magnificent, with an incredible liveliness and verve to it. The purest fruit expression encountered in the vertical tasting.

Score

96
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Wine Details

Colour

Red

Wine Style

Still

Grape Varieties

Cabernet Sauvignon (55%), Merlot (35%), Alicante (10%)

Bottle size

75cl

Origin

Country

Italy

Region

Tuscany

Sub-region

Maremma Toscana DOC

Tasting Information

Blind

No

Tasted by

James Lawrence

UK Stockist

Crump Richmond and Shaw

https://www.crsfw.com

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