This is a special bottling for the North Carolina importer. Which in part explains its amazing value.
I like how one California retailer describes Sapaio: “Bolgheri by way of Margaux.” A simply gorgeous, yet also quite aristocratic (in style if not price) Super-Tuscan.
I loved the 2015 vintage, and 2016 even more, but this 2019 seems the finest and most complete expression of what the importer and Sapaio are trying to achieve.
That is, a Bolgheri Cabernet blend at a third the price – but with all the complexity, nobility and class - of its fancy pants rivals.
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