Importer Notes from Banville Wine Merchants:

"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 agricolas.

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 techinques."

About the cuvee:

"This wine takes its name from Magliano Vetere, a small town in the Cilento National Park near San Salvatore's Cannito vineyards where the organic grapes used to make this wine are grown. Vinification: 6 hours of cryomaceration. Soft pressing with brief skin contact followed by fermentation in stainless steel tanks. Aging: stainless steel tanks on the lees for 6 months before release."