Contrada Palui, Valpolicella Superiore "Graspo Alto" Veneto, Italy 2022 merch In the mid 90’s Gianni

In the mid 90’s Gianni and Laura

loess and loam

Located at the south-eastern slopes of Montalcino and surrounded by four and a half hectares of vines

a backbreaking job

Contrada Palui, Valpolicella Superiore "Graspo Alto" Veneto, Italy 2022 merch In the mid 90’s GianniHilltop Valpolicella from Clay Amphorae. Originally from Alto Adige, Hannes Pichler moved to Valpolicella a decade ago to farm a 3 hectare abandoned cow pasture on top of a hill east of Negrar, at between 500 550 meters, the highest elevation of the DOC. With an outsiders fresh approach, Hannes planted a selection of Corvina, Rondinella, and Corvinone, specifically avoiding the Bordelaise varieties that he says almost everyone in the region uses