Winemaker Notes
Pair with elegant, layered pasta dishes, grilled game preparations or roasted prime rib.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
This is another great Saffredi following the perfect 100-point 2012. I tasted it a year ago and thought it was sensational. Even better now. It's so dense and structured yet shows a lively, jazz-like vibe that gives it form and beauty. Needs at least four to five years to soften. Powerful and muscular. Cabernet sauvignon, merlot and petit verdot.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2013 and 2016 vintages represent the best work by consulting enologist Luca D'Attoma during his time at Fattoria le Pupille. He joined the estate in 2012 and left as the 2018s were bottled. The 2013 Saffredi is very fine and elegant, and it offers a bright point of freshness that helps it stand apart from the 2012 and 2011 vintages, which show less overall clarity. This wine vaunts extreme focus instead, and although it does show ample oak and spice definition, the fruit is beautifully presented.
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