Podere Sapaio

Massimo Piccin, an engineer from the Veneto, bought this Bolgheri estate in 1999. It began with 8 hectares and now farms 16, at the home estate and at the Le Badie and Le Lame sites.

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5 wines in our portfolio

Red"Volpolo" BolgheriDOC · 2022 · 750 ml
Grapes & tasting notes
Blend 70% Cabernet Sauvignon 15% Merlot 15% Petit Verdot Alcoholic fermentation: Under controlled temperature in steel tanks with long maceration on the grape marks. Malo-lactic fermentation In French oak Time of maturing 16 months in French oak barriques and tonneaux – 4 months in bottle refinement. Alcohol 14,5% by vol
Red"Volpolo" Bolgheri94 Robert Parker94 James Suckling94 Jeb Dunnuck92 Wine SpectatorDOC · 2023 · 750 ml
Awards
94 Robert Parker — Robert Parker Wine Advocate, the critic publication that popularized the 100-point scale. 90+ is outstanding.
94 James Suckling — Influential US critic and former Wine Spectator European bureau chief, rating on a 100-point scale. 90+ is outstanding, 95+ exceptional.
94 Jeb Dunnuck —
92 Wine Spectator — US wine magazine that rates wines blind on a 100-point scale. 90–94 means outstanding; 95–100 means a classic.
Grapes & tasting notes
Blend 70% Cabernet Sauvignon 15% Merlot 15% Petit Verdot Alcoholic fermentation: Under controlled temperature in steel tanks with long maceration on the grape marks. Malo-lactic fermentation In French oak Time of maturing 16 months in French oak barriques and tonneaux – 4 months in bottle refinement. Alcohol 14,5% by vol
Red"Volpolo" Bolgheri94 Robert Parker94 James Suckling94 Jeb Dunnuck92 Wine SpectatorDOC · 2023 · 1.5 L Magnum
Awards
94 Robert Parker — Robert Parker Wine Advocate, the critic publication that popularized the 100-point scale. 90+ is outstanding.
94 James Suckling — Influential US critic and former Wine Spectator European bureau chief, rating on a 100-point scale. 90+ is outstanding, 95+ exceptional.
94 Jeb Dunnuck —
92 Wine Spectator — US wine magazine that rates wines blind on a 100-point scale. 90–94 means outstanding; 95–100 means a classic.
Grapes & tasting notes
Blend 70% Cabernet Sauvignon 15% Merlot 15% Petit Verdot Alcoholic fermentation: Under controlled temperature in steel tanks with long maceration on the grape marks. Malo-lactic fermentation In French oak Time of maturing 16 months in French oak barriques and tonneaux – 4 months in bottle refinement. Alcohol 14,5% by vol
Red"Sapaio" Toscana Rosso95 Robert Parker95 James SucklingIGT · 2020 · 750 ml
Awards
95 Robert Parker — Robert Parker Wine Advocate, the critic publication that popularized the 100-point scale. 90+ is outstanding.
95 James Suckling — Influential US critic and former Wine Spectator European bureau chief, rating on a 100-point scale. 90+ is outstanding, 95+ exceptional.
Grapes & tasting notes
Blend 70% Cabernet Sauvignon 10% Cabernet Franc 20% Petit Verdot Alcoholic fermentation under controlled temperature in steel tanks with long maceration on the grape marks. Malo-lactic fermentation in barriques Ageing 18 months in barriques and 12 months of bottle refinement.
Red"Sapaio" Toscana Rosso95 Robert Parker95 James SucklingIGT · 2020 · 1.5 L Magnum
Awards
95 Robert Parker — Robert Parker Wine Advocate, the critic publication that popularized the 100-point scale. 90+ is outstanding.
95 James Suckling — Influential US critic and former Wine Spectator European bureau chief, rating on a 100-point scale. 90+ is outstanding, 95+ exceptional.
Grapes & tasting notes
Blend 70% Cabernet Sauvignon 10% Cabernet Franc 20% Petit Verdot Alcoholic fermentation under controlled temperature in steel tanks with long maceration on the grape marks. Malo-lactic fermentation in barriques Ageing 18 months in barriques and 12 months of bottle refinement.

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