Librandi is based in Cirò Marina, in Calabria, in a cellar built in 1975 in Contrada San Gennaro. The company is still there. Nicodemo, Raffaele, Paolo, Francesco and Teresa Librandi have run it since 2012. The vineyards cover 232 hectares across six estates, and Gaglioppo and Greco, the traditional grapes of the Cirò area, are the base of the range.
The family's research has had a lasting effect on Calabrian viticulture. In 2014, several clones of Calabrian grape varieties were registered in the Italian Register of Grapevine Varieties thanks to their work. They also founded I Vignaioli del Cirò with local growers. Gravello, Critone and Terre Lontane were first released in 1988, and the 2001 Efeso reached the market in 2003.
On the winery complex stands a mid-nineteenth century farmhouse, which has housed the cultural society A Casedda since 1998. A photovoltaic system covers about 25 to 30% of the energy the cellar's machinery needs.
Not tasted yet
I haven't reviewed a wine from Librandi yet. They're on my Top 100 list, which is built from awards.