The Winery Podere Sapaio of Bolgheri Superiore of Tuscany

Winery Podere Sapaio
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 419 of the estates of Tuscany.
It is located in Bolgheri Superiore in the region of Tuscany
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The Winery Podere Sapaio is one of the best wineries to follow in Bolgheri Superiore.. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Bolgheri Superiore to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Podere Sapaio wines

Looking for the best Winery Podere Sapaio wines in Bolgheri Superiore among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Podere Sapaio wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Podere Sapaio wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Podere Sapaio

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Podere Sapaio

How Winery Podere Sapaio wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of fleischnacka leaf, pho ga (vietnamese chicken soup) or lamb tagine with dried fruits and herbs.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Podere Sapaio

On the nose the red wine of Winery Podere Sapaio. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or blueberry. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Podere Sapaio. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Podere Sapaio

  • 2006With an average score of 4.31/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.17/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.13/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.02/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Podere Sapaio.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Petit Verdot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Sangiovese

Discovering the wine region of Bolgheri Superiore

The wine region of Bolgheri Superiore is located in the region of Bolgheri of Toscane of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Ornellaia or the Domaine Ornellaia produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Bolgheri Superiore are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Bolgheri Superiore often reveals types of flavors of cream, walnut or sweet tobacco and sometimes also flavors of honey, saline or chalk.

In the mouth of Bolgheri Superiore is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 55 estates and châteaux in the of Bolgheri Superiore, producing 82 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Bolgheri Superiore go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb.

The top white wines of Winery Podere Sapaio

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Podere Sapaio

How Winery Podere Sapaio wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of spaghetti with old-fashioned tomato sauce, vegan leek and tofu quiche or rice and cheese ball.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Podere Sapaio

  • 0With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Podere Sapaio.

  • Trebbiano
  • Ansonica
  • Biancone di Portoferraio

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot is a red grape variety with small black berries that appeared at the end of the 18th century. It is produced in most of the Bordeaux terroirs, where it represents 58% of the planted area, and its best terroir is located in Pomerol and Saint-Emilion on cool, clay-limestone soils. At the mythical Château Pétrus, the wine is made with 95% Merlot, with a dark, dense colour, aromas of red and black fruits and a superb range of flavours, the Merlot transforms during its ageing to give way to notes of prunes, undergrowth and spices. On the palate, it is supple with distinguished tannins. It is often blended with Cabernet Sauvignon. Merlot is no longer exclusive to Bordeaux, it is nowadays vinified all over the world.

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Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet-Sauvignon which means that it is also well planted further north, as far as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

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