Tasting Note: Pian di Stio, San Salvatore, 2020

GENERAL INFORMATION

Estate / Producer / Brand: San Salvatore

Region: Stio, Cilento (Parco Nazionale del Cilento), Salerno province, Campania, Italy

Appellation: Paestum IGT (PGI)

Type: Dry white wine, non-sparkling

Vintage: 2020

Date of Tasting: January 2020

Type of viticulture: organic

Grapes used: 100% Fiano (local grape variety)

Vintage Blend: 100% from 2020 grapes

Winemaking details: hand-harvested, soft pressing, fermentation in stainless steel tanks

Aging: 6 months

Sugar level: low

Sulphites: Contains sulphites

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APPEARANCE

• Colour = Lemon
• Intensity = Medium

NOSE

• Intensity = Medium+
• Aromas Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
• Aromas = lemon, white peach, apple, mineral notes, chamomile, lemongrass, acacia and eucalyptus

PALATE

• Sweetness = dry
• Acidity = Medium
• Tannins = N/A
• Alcohol = Medium (13%)
• Body = Medium+
• Flavour Intensity = Medium+
• Flavour Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
• Flavour details = lemon, white peach, apple, mineral notes, chamomile, jasmine, lemongrass, acacia and eucalyptus
• Other = enjoyable slight bitterness
• Finish = Medium+

GENERAL ASSESSMENT (1)

• Overall Quality = Very Very Good
• Bottle Aging =
  • Can be kept at around 8°C for up to 5-7 years
  • Can gain complexity from aging
• Retail Price = 30 euros for a 75cl individual bottle (France retail price, incl. taxes)
• Value for Money = very good
• Comparison with same price competition = very good
• Suitability for Diabetics = level of residual sugar not communicated
• Service Temperature = around 10°C
• Suggested Food & Wine Pairing = seafood dishes, spaghetti with seafood, fish in marinade, bean soup, semi-hard cheeses, fried fishes, raw vegetables
• Comments = Fine, fresh andpleasantly mineral. This wine will seduce you by its finesse, elegance, quite lengthy finish and impeccable balance acidity-fruit together with some mineral notes.
• Final Grade = A-

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(1)GENERAL ASSESSMENT GUIDE

Please note that although all efforts have been made to be as objective as possible, the general assessment inherently involves a degree of subjectivity based on a personal evaluation of the wine.

• Overall Quality scale
  • Poor < Acceptable < Good < Very Good < Outstanding
• Bottle Aging
  • Will it beneficiate from additional aging?
• Retail Price
  • Usually the retail price for one bottle including taxes
• Value for Money
  • Quality offered compared to the price paid
• Comparison with same price competition
  • where does it stand compared to average competition of the same price range
• Suitability for Diabetics
  • Evaluation of the level of final sugar for early stages diabetics
• Comments
  • Any additional elements worth noting
• Final Grade Scale
  • A++ = Out of the Charts Wine (Stellar, Hors Classe, Fuori Classe)
  • A+ = Outstanding Wine
  • A = Great Wine
  • A- = Very Very Good
  • B+ = Very Good
  • B = Good
  • B- = Noteworthy
  • C+ = Acceptable
  • C = Poor
  • F = The worst grade of this scale