San Salvatore Falanghina 2021
(Campania, Italy) - [WS 90, #80 Top 100 of 2022]

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Made from organically grown Aglianico grapes, by one of the top producers in Campania.         
San Salvatore is located in the heart of the Cilento National Park, near Paestum, Stio and Giungano, in the Campania region of southern Italy. With 149 hectares devoted to organically-farmed agriculture, including vineyards, olive groves, and crops that support their 550-head of water buffalo, San Salvatore has quickly become one of Italy's most environmentally-conscious Azienda Agricola.
In 2006 Giuseppe Pagano, a successful entrepreneur and hotelier in the Paestum region of Campania created San Salvatore 1988 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, who was born in 1988.
Already famous for his 500-head herd of Bufala and delicious Mozzarella, Giuseppe built a state-of-the-art winery where he marries the importance of tradition with the latest advances in winemaking techniques.
San Salvatore's first harvest was in 2009, but their historic vineyards were planted by the Ancient Greeks with the same varieties that continue to flourish in this region today: Falanghina, Fiano, Greco, and Aglianico. This mountainous region of Campania has a high level of biodiversity and the soil is rich in minerals. The influence of the nearby sea and ideal sun exposure help to create an ideal microclimate for viticulture and other crops.
Deeply committed to preserving the delicate balance of the land, San Salvatore takes a special interest in cultivating the vineyards without synthetic products or genetically modified organisms and uses biodynamic preparations like horn dung that favor the natural fertility of the ground and the production of beneficial humus. Vines are also protected from pests and diseases with the careful use of copper and sulfur when necessary.
From supplying their own power needs with an onsite photovoltaic plant and a biodigester to reducing their carbon footprint and emissions through innovative processes. San Salvatore has truly excelled at achieving sustainable living ideals and continues to set the standard for environmental practices in the Italian wine industry.

About this Wine:
San Salvatore combines the environmentally conscious with both tradition and technology to achieve modern wines of character. Driven by biodynamic farming, winemaker Giuseppe Pagano utilizes several unique plots of grapes strewn across the Campania region of Southern Italy. It is there that he produces wines made from native varieties such as Falanghina, Fiano, Greco and Aglianico. Among the historic vineyards, San Salvatore is flanked by olive groves, crops, and an infamous herd of water buffalo. All of these parts come together to form the biodiverse, sustainability-focused wines of Cilento.