Tasting Notes: Named for the 3 point process to declare a wine as a "Barbaresco", 'Trepunti' is a Barbaresco masked as a Langhe Nebbiolo. From the winemaker: "I am very excited to finally present this wine. It is the culmination of everything we have been working towards since moving to the Langhe region from Australia. This wine is sourced from 3 unique vineyards within the Barbaresco region all of which we have personally planted with massale selected vine material from old Barbaresco vineyards. The geographic locations are Montestefano and Roncaglie both in Barbaresco and Starderi in Neive. These vineyards should be classified as Barbaresco cru because of the terroir where they are planted but they are not. We are waiting for ‘tre punti’ (‘3 points’ is the english translation) given by the region for non-terroir related reasons and until then we cannot call it Barbaresco. This wine is blended as grapes, fermented together, and then aged for two years like our Barbaresco wines."
Estate History: David Fletcher is an Australian expat living in Piemonte making wine since 2007. David fell in love with wine in his native Australia where he studied enology at Adelaide University before moving to Burgundy to work some harvests. After returning to Australia, he fell in love with Nebbiolo and decamped for the hills of the Langhe in Piemonte. There he began working for the Barolo estate Ceretto, first as an assistant and now as head winemaker.
As an outsider it was a challenge to integrate himself with the people and traditions of his new home but as a testament to his passion, respect for history and skill making wine, he has done just that. David, alongside his wife Eleanor and their two young daughters, were able to buy Barbaresco's abandoned train station to convert into their cantina and home. Sitting at the foot of vineyards that are visible through the windows, the vision is now complete.
