Every Fall the sales team at Sokolin gets amped to hit Wine Spectator's New York Wine Experience. It's a chance to try numerous wines, meet with clients and chat with producers. It's also a chance to get a feel for a particular vintage.
This year there was plenty of representation of 2006 Tuscans and it was easy to reconfirm all the good press about this Legendary Vintage. One wine that exemplifies the vintage is Saffredi, Fattoria Le Pupille's flagship Cru. Like many of the finer wines of the vintage, the 2006 Saffredi is full-bodied with plenty of tannins that will allow this beauty to age effortlessly. What is exceptional about this wine, is though it delivers plenty of ripe dark fruit, it also displays wonderful floral aromatics on the nose, as well as a deep minerality on the palate.
Though accessible now with some time in the decanter and served with food, one will benefit most by cellaring this gem for a few years. For those who don't have a problem waiting for this wine's maturity, I'd also suggest scooping up some of the rare magnums we have available as they will easily last another two decades if properly stored.