2024 San Salvatore - Paestum IGT Fiano Pian di Stio (750ml)

San Salvatore is Giuseppe Pagano’s estate deep in the Cilento National Park, south of the ancient Greek temples of Paestum. It’s named for his son Salvatore, born in 1988. Everything is farmed organically with biodynamic practices, alongside olive groves and the estate’s own herd of water buffalo, whose milk makes some of the region’s best mozzarella. Pian di Stio is the flagship Fiano, from a south-facing mountain vineyard at 550 to 650 meters in the village of Stio, on clay-limestone soils. Hand-harvested and briefly chilled on the skins before fermentation, the 2024 earned Gambero Rosso’s top honor, Tre Bicchieri, once again. Expect white flowers, peach, fig and green apple, with fresh Mediterranean herbs and a subtle smoky note, then a fresh, saline, mineral finish. A perfect match for buffalo mozzarella, crudo, linguine with clams or grilled branzino.