Fattoria Le Pupille Morellino Di Scansano 2015 Front Label
Fattoria Le Pupille Morellino Di Scansano 2015 Front Label

Winemaker Notes

Ruby red in color, with aromas of wild berries, juicy red and black cherries, leather, and spice interwoven with a delicate floral note. On the palate, the wine is incredibly smooth and velvety with noticeable but well-integrated tannins and a bright finish.

This wine would be wonderful with Crostini Toscani ai Fegatini - crostini with chicken liver paté.

Professional Ratings

  • 93
    This is the best classic Pupille in years. Aromas of blackberry, chocolate, spice, and black tea. Hints of cream. Full to medium body, round tannins. Shows the great quality of the fantastic 2015 vintage. Great value.
Fattoria Le Pupille

Fattoria Le Pupille

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Among Italy's elite red grape varieties, Sangiovese has the perfect intersection of bright red fruit and savory earthiness and is responsible for the best red wines of Tuscany. While it is best known as the chief component of Chianti, it is also the main grape in Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and reaches the height of its power and intensity in the complex, long-lived Brunello di Montalcino. Somm Secret—Sangiovese doubles under the alias, Nielluccio, on the French island of Corsica where it produces distinctly floral and refreshing reds and rosés.

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Scansano

Tuscany, Italy

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Legend has it that the region’s prized red grape, Sangiovese, took its name locally from the rusty, red “Morelli” horses that used to carriage high officials to and from the village of Scansano in the 1700s. Today the region’s most valuable wine, known as Morellino di Scansano, is of a similar blend as Chianti with a minimum of 85% Morellino (Sangiovese) and 15% other local varieties. But Scansano’s hilly, coastal location gives a full-bodied, and more fruit forward and less acid-driven red compared to its inland neighbor.

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