Fattoria Le Pupille Poggio Valente Morellino di Scansano Riserva DOCG, Tuscany, Italy

普碧勒酒莊瓦倫特丘莫雷利諾珍藏紅葡萄酒

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The 2013 Morellino di Scansano Riserva Poggio Valente is a breakthrough wine for Fattoria le Pupille and its talented winemaking team. This is a complete and balanced expression that shows its best side to all the senses: its appearance is richly saturated and bright; the bouquet is intense and complex; and the mouthfeel shows elegance and power. In all, this wine tastes and feels much younger than it really is and I have high hopes for its future aging ability. It shows a great sense of inner energy and liveliness that makes it a pleasure to drink in the near term as well. Soft flavors of black cherry, spice and grilled herb wrap thickly over the palate.

This is the first vintage made with the help of consulting enologist Luca D'Attoma. The 2012 Morellino di Scansano Riserva Poggio Valente Riserva shows signs of the warm vintage. The quality of fruit is ripe, succulent and sweet, but the mouthfeel is slightly shorter and a tiny degree thinner. In fact, this wine reminds me very much of Brunello di Montalcino from the same vintage. That is no coincidence. In fact, Poggio Valente is a valiant red wine from Coastal Tuscany that rivals the best of Montalcino in terms of quality and philosophy. One of Luca's big changes at the winery is that he is moving the wines gradually over to bigger oak containers. He finds that the larger containers add more depth and nuance, especially with a grape like Sangiovese. This vintage shows dark fruit with balsam herb, exotic spice, cola and grilled rosemary.

This is a selection of the best sangiovese on the property. The owner says the goal is to make something to compete with the best Brunello. And so it is. Full-bodied, firm and lively. Wonderful texture and length. Ripe and delicious. Superb. Drink or hold.