Winemaker Notes
Bright straw yellow with golden hints. On the nose it shows notes of orange blossom and aromatic herbs, intertwined with golden apple, mint, pear with hints of lemon and citron. It continues on smooth varietal perfumes of white peach, greenery and lemon leaf. Fresh, tasty sip, which evolves into an elegant and balanced mouthfeel with a persistent finale on mango and white pepper notes.
Pir with fettuccini with pistachio pesto or gnocchetti with lobster sauce.
Blend: 60% Sauvignon Blanc, 30% Petit Manseng, 10% Traminer, Semillon
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Lots of green melon, apples, crushed stones and flint on the nose. Medium-bodied with pretty depth of fruit and notes of spices, gunpowder, sliced apples and lemongrass. Flavorful finish. Deep but framed. Sauvignon blanc, petit manseng, traminer and semillon.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Made with 60% Sauvignon Blanc, 20% Petit Manseng, 10% Semillon and 10% Traminer, the Fattoria le Pupille 2023 Poggio Argentato is always a delicious treat and a great value buy. Petit Manseng adds freshness, and the other grapes contribute to a fragrant bouquet that is never cloying or too heavy. The wine walks a careful line between floral aromas, citrus and crushed limestone. There are elegant touches of petroleum jelly that add to the vertical lift of this focused, medium-bodied white.
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Vinous
The 2023 Poggio Argentato is laced with green apple, ginger, jasmine, mint and yellow flowers. Exotic and light on its feet, this blend of Sauvignon Blanc, Petit Manseng, Sémillon and Traminer will make a delightful apéritif white over the next year or two. Poggio Argentato remains one of the most distinctive whites on the Tuscan Coast.
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Wine Spectator
This white is expressive and juicy, offering grass, chive, gooseberry and peach aromas and flavors. Crisp acidity and a supple texture usher in the lingering finish. Sauvignon Blanc, Petit Manseng, Traminer and Sémillon.
With hundreds of white grape varieties to choose from, winemakers have the freedom to create a virtually endless assortment of blended white wines. In many European regions, strict laws are in place determining the set of varieties that may be used in white wine blends, but in the New World, experimentation is permitted and encouraged. Blending can be utilized to enhance balance or create complexity, lending different layers of flavors and aromas. For example, a variety that creates a soft and full-bodied white wine blend, like Chardonnay, would do well combined with one that is more fragrant and naturally high in acidity. Sometimes small amounts of a particular variety are added to boost color or aromatics. Blending can take place before or after fermentation, with the latter, more popular option giving more control to the winemaker over the final qualities of the wine.
One of the most iconic Italian regions for wine, scenery and history, Tuscany is the world’s most important outpost for the Sangiovese grape. Tuscan wine ranges in style from fruity and simple to complex and age-worthy, Sangiovese makes up a significant percentage of plantings here, with the white Trebbiano Toscano coming in second.
Within Tuscany, many esteemed wines have their own respective sub-zones, including Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. The climate is Mediterranean and the topography consists mostly of picturesque rolling hills, scattered with vineyards.
Sangiovese at its simplest produces straightforward pizza-friendly Tuscan wines with bright and juicy red fruit, but at its best it shows remarkable complexity and ageability. Top-quality Sangiovese-based wines can be expressive of a range of characteristics such as sour cherry, balsamic, dried herbs, leather, fresh earth, dried flowers, anise and tobacco. Brunello, an exceptionally bold Tuscan wine, expresses well the particularities of vintage variations and is thus popular among collectors. Chianti is associated with tangy and food-friendly dry wines at various price points. A more recent phenomenon as of the 1970s is the “Super Tuscan”—a red wine made from international grape varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Syrah, with or without Sangiovese. These are common in Tuscany’s coastal regions like Bolgheri, Val di Cornia, Carmignano and the island of Elba.