A hidden treasure buried underground
In the Ciorescu suburb, in galleries dug over a century ago, lies a silent and cool world. Here, far from light and the fluctuations of the weather, Lion Gri wines mature quietly, year after year.
Walls millions of years old
The limestone from which the galleries are carved was formed on the bottom of the Sarmatian Sea, millions of years ago. In the walls, traces of that sea can still be seen today — shells and fossil inclusions — and the stone occasionally takes on a warm, golden hue.
Chisel and hammer carving
In the middle of the 19th century, stonemasons extracted limestone blocks here for the houses in the surrounding area, leaving behind winding tunnels. Some galleries do not exceed 1.4 meters in height. At the beginning of the 20th century, the mine was abandoned — until it gained new life.
The underground galleries
A new life
Since 1997, Lion Gri has transformed these galleries into a living cellar. Reception, fermentation, racking, and aging spaces have emerged, and the wines have begun to rest here — in oak barrels and bottles, in specially designed niches, built from brick and faced with stone.
Wines born in silence
Taste the wines aged in the cellars of Ciorescu.
