San Salvatore 19.88 Pian di Stio Fiano Cilento DOP 2024

In 2006 Giuseppe Pagano, a successful entrepreneur and hotelier in the Paestum region of Campania, created San Salvatore 19.88, from a series of unique plots of land in Cilento and various vineyards across the region. The winery is named for Giuseppe’s firstborn son Salvatore born in 1988. Already famous for his 500-head of bufala and delicious mozzarella, Giuseppe built a state-of- the-art winery, based on the development of their own solar power source and the reduction of their carbon footprint through innovation. Many vineyards are certified organic and biodynamic methodology and preparations such as horn dung are favoured. San Salvatore’s first harvest was 2009, but the historic vineyards were first planted by the Ancient Greeks with the same varieties which continue to flourish today: falanghina, fiano, greco and aglianico. This mountainous area is abundant in biodiversity and the soils rich in minerals. The influence of the nearby sea and ideal sun exposure help create an ideal microclimate for viticulture and other crops.