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Fattoria Le Pupille Poggio Valente

Fattoria Le Pupille

Grape
Sangiovese
Denomination
Toscana IGT
Region
Tuscany
ABV
14%
Drink
Now to 2034

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.

Best price
£27.91

2022 · 75cl · checked 25 Oct · Delivery charged at checkout

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Vintages 2023 2022 2020 2019 Not stated

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Where to buy Fattoria Le Pupille Poggio Valente

£27.91 best price · 8 retailers in stock · checked 25 Oct 2026

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8wines Best price 2022 · 75cl · checked 25 Oct · Delivery charged at checkout Code NEWCUST8J: Enter NEWCUST8J to get £8 off with the minimum wine order of £88. Valid only for new customers, until 31 Dec 2027
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£27.91 £37.21/L
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Corney & Barrow Best price 2019 · Case of 6 · £168.80 for the case · checked 25 Oct · Free delivery
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£28.13 a bottle · £37.51/L
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Vino.com Best price Save 10% 2022 · 75cl · checked 25 Oct · Delivery usually £16.90, free on 5 bottles Code WINE6R8T: £17 off your first wine order with £180 minimum spend, until 13 Jan 2028
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Field & Fawcett Best price Not stated · 75cl · checked 25 Oct · Delivery £9.99, or £14.99 for 3+ bottles, free on 6 bottles
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Hedonism Wines Best price 2020 · 75cl · checked 25 Oct · Delivery from £8.95, free over £250
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Tasting Notes

Tasting Fattoria Le Pupille's Poggio Valente Sangiovese

A single-vineyard Maremma Sangiovese built on Morello cherry, plum and violet, with a stony edge and silky tannins. Fifteen months in French oak frame the fruit without smothering it.

Tasted by
ItalianWines editorial
Tasted on
11 June 2026
Source
Drinker consensus · confidence Medium
Typical of Sangiovese
Body Light / Full
Tannins Smooth / Grippy
Sweetness Dry / Sweet
Acidity Soft / Crisp
Nose

Morello cherry, plum and raspberry lift from the glass, trailed by violet and a cool stony note. Time in 500 and 600 litre French oak barrels adds liquorice, tobacco and a wisp of cocoa rather than sweet vanilla. A savoury note of game and Maremma undergrowth runs underneath.

VioletViolet
CherryCherry
PlumPlum
RaspberryRaspberry
TobaccoTobacco
LeatherLeather
LiquoriceLiquorice
SpicySpicy
Palate

It is medium-bodied and built on the bright acidity Sangiovese keeps through the cool Maremma nights. The fine-grained tannins are 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 barrels and a quarter in large casks, give shape without drying the wine out.

Finish

The finish is long and fresh. It closes on liquorice, pomegranate and a fine stony grip that asks for an hour in the decanter on young bottles.

Overall

This is Fattoria Le Pupille's single-vineyard Sangiovese, more about finesse than power, and that elegance is what people like about it. It is a Super Tuscan to cellar a few years or to decant now alongside Tuscan red meat.

Drink now Best by 2035
Live UK pricing

Buying Poggio Valente: vintages and UK stock

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.

Best price · 75 cl · 2022 £27.91 at 8wines
Price spread · 75cl · 2022 £27.91 - £34.00 Across 4 UK retailers with 75cl · 2022 in stock
Retailers · 75cl · 2022 4UK 4 in stock
Vintages live 2023 · 2022 · 2020 Current release: 2023
Per-litre (75cl · 2022 basis) £37.21 Lowest current 75cl · 2022 offer
Last checked 25 Oct 2026 Refreshed once every 24 hours
Other vintages and formats: 4 price lines

75cl · Vintage not stated: £31.50, 1 UK retailer

75cl · 2020: £39.00, 1 UK retailer

75cl · 2023: £36.20, 1 UK retailer

Case of 6 · 2019: £28.13 per bottle, 1 UK retailer

Wine fit score

How Poggio Valente scores for food, value and cellar

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.

Best with food 9.0/10

Bright Sangiovese acidity and fine tannins make it a versatile partner for Tuscan red meat, game ragù and aged pecorino.

Best for cellar 8.2/10

Fifteen months in French oak, firm acidity and fine tannins give the 2022 cellaring potential into the mid-2030s.

Best for an occasion 8.2/10

A single-vineyard Maremma Super Tuscan from a benchmark producer suits a special-occasion table.

Best intro to this style 6.6/10

A textbook Sangiovese expression, though its structure, oak and price make it a step up from an entry-level introduction.

Best value 6.2/10

At £28 to £36 for a single-vineyard Super Tuscan aged 15 months in French oak, it is fairly priced for its tier rather than a bargain.

Best everyday bottle 3.6/10

Age-worthy structure and a £28-plus price put it above everyday drinking, though it shows well young with a decant.

Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our Wine Fit Score methodology.

Denomination Compliance Snapshot

Toscana in five fields

A compact view of what the Toscana denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.

Allowed grapes
Variety list not yet recorded
This bottle: Sangiovese.
Minimum ageing
Recorded by producer
Disciplinare ageing rule not yet recorded.
Region / area
Arezzo · Firenze · Grosseto · Livorno · Lucca · Massa Carrara · Pisa · Pistoia · Prato · Siena
Source: Disciplinare.
Style
IGT · Toscana
Classification
IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica)
What that means →
Vintages

Poggio Valente across the 2022 and 2023 vintages

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.

2023 Current release
Best price
£36.20
Retailers
1 in stock
ABV
14.0%
Window
Drink now through 2034

A fresher, more elegant vintage at 14%, showing bright cherry and pomegranate over supple, fine tannins. Approachable young, with a decade of cellaring potential.

2022 Previous release
Best price
£27.91
Retailers
4 in stock
ABV
14.5%
Window
Drink now through 2035

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.

2020 Previous release
Best price
£39.00
Retailers
1 in stock
2019 Previous release
Best price
£28.13 a bottle, by the case of 6
Retailers
1 in stock
2023 Current release
Best price
£36.20
Retailers
1 in stock
ABV
14.0%
Window
Drink now through 2034

A fresher, more elegant vintage at 14%, showing bright cherry and pomegranate over supple, fine tannins. Approachable young, with a decade of cellaring potential.

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.

The disciplinare, the place, the label

Why Poggio Valente is priced where it is

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.

01

DOC, DOCG, IGT: what the badges mean

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.

02

The denomination rules, in detail

  • Allowed grapes. Varieties not yet recorded
  • Tasting panel. No mandatory pre-release tasting
03

Region and area context

Toscana falls within Tuscany, covering Arezzo · Firenze · Grosseto · Livorno · Lucca · Massa Carrara · Pisa · Pistoia · Prato · Siena.

The zone the estate stands in The producer

Made at Fattoria Le Pupille, Grosseto. Directions

04

Reading the label

  • Fattoria Le PupilleProducer / estate
  • SangioveseGrape varieties
  • Toscana IGTGeographic indication and quality tier
  • 2023Vintage (year of harvest)
  • 14.0% volAlcohol by volume
  • Imbottigliato all’origineEstate-bottled
05

What sits behind the price of Fattoria Le Pupille Poggio Valente

Tracked from
£27.91
Direction
Mostly cost up
Drivers
5 up / 1 down
Main factor
Single-vineyard, estate-grown Sangiovese from Poggio Valente (acquired 1996)
  1. 01

    Single-vineyard, estate-grown Sangiovese from Poggio Valente (acquired 1996)

    Cost up

    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.

  2. 02

    15 months in French oak botti and tonneaux

    Cost up

    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.

  3. 03

    Hand-tended Maremma hillside at 150 to 350 metres

    Cost up

    Sandstone and ferrous-clay slopes worked at altitude raise growing costs against flat, machine-farmed vineyards.

  4. 04

    Benchmark producer reputation (Elisabetta Geppetti)

    Cost up

    The 'Signora del Morellino' name and a 26-vintage track record support a £28 to £36 UK shelf price.

  5. 05

    Bottled as Toscana IGT, not a DOCG

    Cost down

    A flexible Toscana IGT avoids some appellation overhead and keeps it below Tuscany's grand single-vineyard reds.

  6. 06

    UK duty and VAT

    Cost up

    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.

01

Single-vineyard, estate-grown Sangiovese from Poggio Valente (acquired 1996)

Cost up

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.

Food Pairing

Sangiovese acidity and Tuscan tannin: dishes that fit

Poggio Valente's fresh acidity and fine-grained tannins cut through fat and answer savoury, gamey flavours. Beef, lamb and veal are the dishes we reach for first.

Fat cutting Strong match

Bistecca alla fiorentina and grilled red meat

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 →

Tannin softening Strong match

Lamb and game ragù over fresh pasta

The protein and fat in a slow lamb or venison ragù soften Poggio Valente's tannins and let its red-cherry fruit through. The 2023 in particular suits 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 →

Body matching Good match

Braised beef and ossobuco

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 →

Salt balance Good match

Aged pecorino and Tuscan salumi

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 →

Aromatic bridge Good match

Herb-roasted pork and lamb

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 →

Avoid Clash

Skip fiery chilli heat and sweet glazes

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 →

Drinking + cellar

Cellaring the 2022 Poggio Valente

The 2022 has the structure and acidity to hold into the mid-2030s; drink it by 2035. Decant young bottles for an hour to let the oak and fruit settle.

Drinking window
2026 → 2034

Peak around 2029. Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.

Decanting
1 hour

A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.

Serving temperature
16-18°C

Aim for the cooler end on a warm day; warmer end opens up more aromatics.

Cellar potential
High

Fifteen months in French oak, firm acidity and fine tannins give the 2022 cellaring potential into the mid-2030s.

Buy now or wait?
Buy now

£27.91 for a 75cl bottle of the 2022, at 8wines, is the best price we track, and we have no signal of further discounting.

Sources & trust

Sources behind this Poggio Valente page

Prices & stock

Read directly from each retailer’s public product page once a day. Last refresh: 25 Oct 2026, 04:31 BST. We do not hold stock and we do not accept payment for placement.

Confidence · High
Tasting notes

Drawn from published drinker ratings, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic.

Confidence · Medium
Appellation rules & ageing

From the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.

Confidence · High
Why it costs what it costs

Our 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 · Medium
Drink window & cellar potential

Style guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.

Confidence · Medium
Related

Explore Fattoria Le Pupille, Sangiovese and the Maremma

Producer
Fattoria Le Pupille Tuscany
Grapes
Sangiovese
Denomination
Toscana IGT
Region
Tuscany Region guide

Common Questions

It is 100% Sangiovese. Poggio Valente was an 85% Sangiovese blend with Merlot in its Morellino di Scansano days, but it has been pure 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 2,000-litre casks and three-quarters in 500 and 600 litre barrels. 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. Its finesse and silky tannins show from the first glass.

Its fresh acidity and fine tannins suit Tuscan red meat: bistecca alla fiorentina, lamb or game ragù, braised beef and aged pecorino. Beef, lamb and veal are its most natural partners.

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