{"product_id":"valpolicella-superiore-campo-selce-contrada-palui","title":"Valpolicella - Superiore - Campo Selce - Contrada Palui","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe Valpolicella Superiore DOC Campo Selce from Contrada Palui is the wine that tells the story of Hannes Pichler's most specific and distinctive terroir - that of flint. \"Campo Selce\" is not a poetic name chosen for marketing: it is the literal description of a vineyard plot on flint-rich soils, the extremely hard and sharp flintstone that defines the unique geological composition of the Contrada Palui vineyard at an altitude of 500 meters between Trezzolano and Negrar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe Valpolicella Superiore Campo Selce reflects the unique flint terroir of Contrada Palui - produced from grapes dried for 3-4 weeks on straw mats, with a 15-20% loss of juice before vinification. Not the 90 days of Amarone, not extreme concentration pursued at all costs - but a short, precise drying period, calibrated to add complexity and structure without altering the freshness and minerality that only Contrada Palui's 500 meters can offer. The result is a Superiore unlike any other in the appellation - more vertical, more mineral, and fresher than any Valpolicella Superiore produced in the lowlands or at a typical elevation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eHannes farms this vineyard with the uncompromising organic rigor that characterizes all of Contrada Palui's production - no synthetic chemical treatments, respect for natural cycles, and minimal intervention in the cellar. The grapes, 60% Corvina, 30% Corvinone, and 10% Rondinella, are harvested by hand in small crates, dried for 25-30 days on straw mats in the vineyard's ventilated drying facility, and then vinified through spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts. The wine is aged for 12 months in 15-hectoliter French oak casks - an intermediate size that ensures elegant, non-invasive wood influence while preserving all the ferrous minerality and acidic freshness that are the signature of the flint terroir - followed by 12 months of bottle aging before release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eOn the nose, it is precise and mineral - profoundly different from any Valpolicella Superiore in the catalog: fresh and vibrant red fruit, crisp cherry, raspberry, wildflowers, delicate spices, alpine herbs, and a distinctive ferrous, almost metallic note that is the unmistakable signature of the Campo Selce flint. On the palate, it is taut and vertical - its 14.5% alcohol well integrated thanks to the vibrant acidity preserved by the altitude, with present yet refined tannins, a freshness that is surprising for the style, and a long, clean, mineral finish that evolves with notes of red fruit and stone. Serve at 16-17°C, with brief decanting. A Valpolicella Superiore that speaks of a precise place - 500 meters, black flint, and the wind of the Lessinia Mountains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Emporio Divino","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58302480449910,"sku":null,"price":23.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1004\/2717\/0166\/files\/Nuovoprogetto_79_1_33.jpg?v=1789656548","url":"https:\/\/emporiodivino.com\/en\/products\/valpolicella-superiore-campo-selce-contrada-palui","provider":"Emporio diVino","version":"1.0","type":"link"}