2004 Poggio Valente
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Poured from a magnum, the Fattoria le Pupille 2004 Morellino di Scansano Riserva Poggio Valente is impressive on all fronts, especially in terms of its pretty bottle evolution. The style is modern classic, exactly what you can expect of the era, with silky tannins and evolved fruit tones of dried cherry and redcurrant. The wine ends with a subtle hint of sweetness that is contrasted against the natural acidity of Sangiovese. It's drinking beautifully right now especially from a larger-format bottle.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The estate's 2004 Poggio Valente has found its inner balance (and then some) since I last tasted it two years ago. This broad shouldered, expansive Poggio Valente has begun to fill out beautifully, with seemingly endless layers of tobacco, spices, menthol, leather and licorice that add considerable complexity to a core of dark cherries, plums and black fruits. At the same time, the tannins have softened, allowing this wonderfully expressive, extroverted Poggio Valente to show off the full breadth of its pedigree. The finish is long, broad and exceptionally elegant. The French oak is just a touch pronounced, but not enough to detract from what is a splendid wine.
The 2004 Morellino di Scansano Riserva Poggio Valente another beautiful wine from Le Pupille. It presents a lovely core of sweet dark fruit with outstanding length and layered, highly nuanced feel. It is delicious today, but readers who want to experience a fuller range of aromatics and perfume would do well to give this a few years of bottle age.
The estate's 2004 Poggio Valente is made in an extroverted, super-ripe style. It is a full-bodied wine endowed with masses of dark fruit, leather, spices and tobacco that flow onto the palate with superb richness. The tannins are firm, but they are very well woven into the wine's fabric.