JAMES SUCKING 94 POINTS - "This wine shows energy and verticality, with aromas of dried cherries, strawberries, wild sage and rosemary. Medium-bodied with fine tannins and crunchy and delicious fruit. Very Tuscan, with clarity and brightness."
WINE ADVOCATE 93 POINTS - "The Fattoria le Pupille 2022 Morellino di Scansano Riserva is primarily Sangiovese with a small addition of Cabernet Sauvignon that adds concentration and draws the wine toward a black-fruit spectrum while reflecting the warmth of a hot vintage. Still youthful, the wine’s 15 months in large oak casks reveal well-managed structure and tannins, with crunchy fruit lifted by notes of rose and violet. Careful attention to preserving acidity balances the depth and ripeness of the year, placing this wine about three-quarters along the estate’s scale of intensity and highlighting the precision of the winemaking approach." - Monica Larner
Morellino is the local type of Sangiovese that adapted to the large swath of hills surrounding the town of Scansano in Tuscany's coastal Maremma region. To this, Le Pupille's Riserva is given a complementary dash of Cabernet Sauvignon. While winemaking has been going on here for over 2,000 years, the area has only been recognized officially since the 1970s. Fattoria Le Pupille's guide onto the international wine stage was Elisabetta Geppetti, and today her winemaker son, Ettore, is seeking to bring more finesse and freshness to their typically powerful and slightly rustic Morellinos.
PRACTICES ORGANIC FARMING
WINE ADVOCATE 93 POINTS - "The Fattoria le Pupille 2022 Morellino di Scansano Riserva is primarily Sangiovese with a small addition of Cabernet Sauvignon that adds concentration and draws the wine toward a black-fruit spectrum while reflecting the warmth of a hot vintage. Still youthful, the wine’s 15 months in large oak casks reveal well-managed structure and tannins, with crunchy fruit lifted by notes of rose and violet. Careful attention to preserving acidity balances the depth and ripeness of the year, placing this wine about three-quarters along the estate’s scale of intensity and highlighting the precision of the winemaking approach." - Monica Larner
Morellino is the local type of Sangiovese that adapted to the large swath of hills surrounding the town of Scansano in Tuscany's coastal Maremma region. To this, Le Pupille's Riserva is given a complementary dash of Cabernet Sauvignon. While winemaking has been going on here for over 2,000 years, the area has only been recognized officially since the 1970s. Fattoria Le Pupille's guide onto the international wine stage was Elisabetta Geppetti, and today her winemaker son, Ettore, is seeking to bring more finesse and freshness to their typically powerful and slightly rustic Morellinos.
PRACTICES ORGANIC FARMING
