Fattoria Le Pupille
Poggio Valente is Fattoria Le Pupille's single-vineyard Maremma Sangiovese, a Super Tuscan aged 15 months in French oak. Morello cherry, violet and liquorice, silky tannins and fresh acidity mark this structured Toscana IGT red.
A single-vineyard Maremma Sangiovese built on Morello cherry, plum and violet, with the stony minerality and silky tannins drinkers single out on Vivino. Fifteen months in French oak frame the fruit without smothering it.
Morello cherry, plum and raspberry lift from the glass, trailed by violet and the stony minerality Vivino drinkers single out. Time in 500 and 600 litre French oak tonneaux adds liquorice, tobacco and a wisp of cocoa rather than sweet vanilla. A savoury note of game and Maremma undergrowth runs underneath.
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SpicyMedium-bodied and built on the bright acidity Sangiovese keeps through the cool Maremma nights, with fine-grained tannins drinkers describe as silky and without edges. The 2022 carries its 14.5% alcohol in balance with the fruit, a step down from the 15% of 2021. Fifteen months in oak, three-quarters in tonneaux and a quarter in large botti, give shape without drying the wine out.
Long and fresh, closing on liquorice, pomegranate and a fine mineral grip that asks for an hour in the decanter on young bottles.
This is Fattoria Le Pupille's single-vineyard Sangiovese, more about finesse than power, and Vivino's crowd rates it around 4.1 for exactly that elegance. A Super Tuscan to cellar a few years or to decant now alongside Tuscan red meat.
Three UK merchants currently list the 2022 and 2023, roughly £28 to £36 a bottle. The 2022 is the 26th edition of this Toscana IGT, bottled under cork in a run of about 38,000 bottles.
A medium-bodied, high-acid Sangiovese scores well at the table and in the cellar. At £28 to £36 it sits above everyday pricing but below Tuscany's grand single-vineyard reds.
Bright Sangiovese acidity and fine tannins make it a versatile partner for Tuscan red meat, game ragù and aged pecorino.
Fifteen months in French oak, firm acidity and fine tannins give the 2022 cellaring potential into the mid-2030s.
A single-vineyard Maremma Super Tuscan from a benchmark producer suits a special-occasion table.
A textbook Sangiovese expression, though its structure, oak and price make it a step up from an entry-level introduction.
Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our editorial methodology.
A compact view of what the Toscana denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.
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The 2022 ripened through a warm, dry Maremma summer and carries 14.5% alcohol, a touch below the 15% of 2021. The fresher 2023 sits at 14%, with bright cherry and a supple, elegant frame.
A fresher, more elegant vintage at 14%, showing bright cherry and pomegranate over supple, fine tannins. Approachable young, with a decade of cellaring potential.
A warm, dry Maremma growing season picked in the second half of September; ripe but balanced at 14.5%, a notch below the 15% of 2021. Built to cellar into the mid-2030s.
Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.
Poggio Valente is Fattoria Le Pupille's single-vineyard Sangiovese, born from a hillside Elisabetta Geppetti bought in 1996 and matured 15 months in French oak botti and tonneaux. Estate-grown, low-volume sourcing sets its price.
Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.
Toscana is in the IGT tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.
Toscana falls within Tuscany , covering Tuscany.
Fruit comes from one hillside Maremma vineyard Fattoria Le Pupille bought in 1996, not bought-in bulk, capping volume near 38,000 bottles and lifting cost.
Maturing 25% in 20hl botti and 75% in 500 and 600 litre French oak tonneaux (20% new) ties up barrels and cellar space for over a year before release.
Sandstone and ferrous-clay slopes worked at altitude raise growing costs against flat, machine-farmed vineyards.
The 'Signora del Morellino' name and a 26-vintage track record support a £28 to £36 UK shelf price.
A flexible Toscana IGT avoids some appellation overhead and keeps it below Tuscany's grand single-vineyard reds.
UK still-wine duty of £2.67 a bottle plus 20% VAT make up roughly £8 of a £30 shelf price before the retailer's margin.
Dishes that complement this wine
Poggio Valente's fresh acidity and fine-grained tannins cut through fat and answer savoury, gamey flavours. Vivino drinkers reach most often for beef, lamb and veal.
Sangiovese's fresh acidity and fine tannins scrub charred fat from a rare Florentine T-bone, while the wine's savoury, gamey edge echoes the grill. Its 14.5% alcohol carries the weight of the meat without turning jammy.
Try with: Fiorentina steak · Tagliata · Grilled lamb chops · Ribeye steak · More pairings →
The protein and fat in a slow lamb or venison ragù soften Poggio Valente's tannins and let its red-cherry fruit through. Millesima recommends the 2023 with a wild game or venison ragù for the same reason.
Try with: Agnello Ragu Lucano · Pappardelle with wild boar · Venison ragù · Pici al ragù · More pairings →
Medium body and 15 months of French-oak structure match the richness of a long braise without overpowering it, and the wine's acidity lifts the marrow and gravy. Brasato and ossobuco are natural partners.
Try with: Brasato al Barolo · Ossobuco alla Milanese · Stracotto · Peposo · More pairings →
Sangiovese's acidity and gentle grip cut the salt and fat of a mature pecorino or a plate of finocchiona, while its earthy, leathery notes meet the cured-meat character. A classic central-Italian board pairing.
Try with: Pecorino sardo e pan carasau · Finocchiona · Aged pecorino · Tuscan salumi · More pairings →
The wine's wild-herb, myrtle and mint top notes bridge to rosemary-and-fennel roasts. Porchetta or herb-crusted lamb meet Poggio Valente's Maremma scrubland character head-on.
Try with: Porchetta · Arista di maiale · Herb-roasted lamb · Agnello al forno · More pairings →
At 14.5% alcohol, Poggio Valente amplifies chilli heat rather than cooling it, so a vindaloo or fiery Sichuan turns the wine hot and bitter. Sweet, sticky glazes flatten its fresh acidity and clash with the fine tannins.
Skip with: Vindaloo · Sichuan hotpot · Sweet-and-sour pork · Teriyaki glaze · Pairing guide →
The 2022 has the structure and acidity to hold into the mid-2030s; merchants quote drinking up to 2035. Decant young bottles for an hour to let the oak and fruit settle.
Peak around 2029. Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.
A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.
Fifteen months in French oak, firm acidity and fine tannins give the 2022 cellaring potential into the mid-2030s.
£28.41 is the lowest tracked offer for the current vintage and we have no signal of further discounting.
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Confidence · HighDrawn from what drinkers consistently report on Vivino and Wine-Searcher, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic.
Confidence · MediumFrom the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.
Confidence · HighOur reading of the price, drawn from the disciplinare, public UK duty rates, and typical landed-cost benchmarks. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.
Confidence · MediumStyle guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.
Confidence · MediumIt is 100% Sangiovese. Poggio Valente was an 85% Sangiovese blend with Merlot in its Morellino di Scansano days, but it has been a single-varietal Sangiovese and a Toscana IGT since the 2014 vintage.
It comes from a single hillside vineyard in the Maremma in southern Tuscany, between Scansano and Magliano, that Elisabetta Geppetti bought in 1996. The slopes are sandstone and ferrous clay, cooled by sea breezes off the Tyrrhenian.
After fermentation in stainless steel, it matures for 15 months in French oak: a quarter in large 20-hectolitre botti and three-quarters in 500 and 600 litre tonneaux. The result is structured but not heavily oaked.
It drinks well on release with an hour in the decanter, and the 2022 has the structure to cellar into the mid-2030s. Vivino drinkers rate it around 4.1, praising its finesse and silky tannins.
Its fresh acidity and fine tannins suit Tuscan red meat: bistecca alla fiorentina, lamb or game ragù, braised beef and aged pecorino. Vivino drinkers most often pair it with beef, lamb and veal.
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