Wine Advocate 93:
A blend of 60% Sauvignon Blanc, 30% Petit Manseng and 10% Sémillon and Traminer, the Fattoria Le Pupille 2024 Poggio Argentato shows plenty of what proprietor Elisabetta Geppetti calls “Mediterranean tension,” a balance she defines as warm-climate generosity paired with saltiness, freshness and brilliant linearity. Grown in the coastal Maremma, where sea breezes help preserve acidity, this pretty white blend offers exotic notes of jasmine and Sicilian zagara along with hints of citrus peel. It should offer modest aging potential thanks to the significant proportion of Petit Manseng and the natural acidity of the other varieties.
Also a Wine Enthusiast 93:
The nose is savory and herbaceous, with aromas of preserved lemon, wild thyme, oregano, salt and pepper, while the palate brings more tart and sweet lemons and limes, herbs and salt, but also a gentler, alluring note of white flowers and clean laundry which lingers through the finish.
And finally, 93 from Suckling:
Lots of green apples and melon with some spiced pears. Medium-bodied with flinty and seashell mineral character, as well as some salt and fresh sage. Really spicy. 65% sauvignon and 25% petit marseng, the rest gewurztraminer and semillon.
(And though they don’t seem to agree on its exact composition, they all agree on the quality!)
