Fattoria Le Pupille, Morellino di Scansano, Riserva

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Fattoria Le Pupille, Morellino di Scansano, Riserva

Stored at The Wine Society since purchase. Morellino di Scansano is a DOCG within the Maremma on Tuscany's coast. 90% sangiovese, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. This riserva has many layers, with cherry and plum on the nose, developing tobacco, black tea and leather on the well-structured palate. Reviews: 93 points Monica Larner (Wine Advocate) Drink: 2024-2032. (Mar 2024): "The Fattoria le Pupille 2020 Morellino di Scansano Riserva is Sangiovese cut with 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. It ages in Slavonian oak casks for 15 months. This wine delivers a zippy, especially bright drinking style with cherry, violets and menthol notes at the back. Those precise aromas, plus the wine's elegant mid-weight texture make this a terrific food option. "92 Decanter Mar 2023) Drinking Window: 2023 - 2030 The Morellino di Scansano Riserva was Elisabetta Geppetti's first wine when she and her then-husband set up Le Pupille. The first vintage released was 1978. A significant step up from Le Pupille's regular Morellino di Scansano, it swaps the 10% of Ciliegiolo and Alicante for 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, and rather than a fresh, unoaked style, this Riserva is initially matured in large Slavonian oak casks (Sangiovese) and small barriques (Cabernet), then blended and finished in the large casks. 2020 was a ‘really nice vintage for Cabernet,’ according to winemaker Ettore. Balsamic and saline, it has good acidity allied to tangy red fruits and plummy darker fruits, with some earthy depth. Some grippy tannins provide structure for ageing, but this is also drinkable right off the bat.