'Trepunti' takes its name for the archaic 3 Point Process to have a wine declared a Barbaresco, so for now this is a Barbaresco disguised as a Nebbiolo d'Alba. In David's own words: "2022 Langhe Nebbiolo ‘Trepunti’ (670bts produced) 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."

"This wine is from three distinct vineyards planted by me using old vines that I identified over the years as the best mother vine matterial for massale selection. Starderi (Palazzina) This vineyard sits in a little ampitheatre with aspects ranging from South East to South west. It is planted with both vertical and horizontal row orientations. This was a personal decision to experiment with the benefits of each row orientation and its influence on light interception by the plant. It effects the systems of the plant in a way that influences the final complexities in the bottle. It is managed 95% by hand to reduce the impact or tractor work in the vineyard. All sprays, grass cutting and trimming of the vine, done by hand. No soil work is done here. Montestefano (Per Fiorin) This vineyard is divided into two blocks which are separated by a small oak forest which is quite unique for the area and something we wanted to keep for the biodiversity, despite the cost of the agricutural land here. It is a full south aspect and right at the top of the hill which makes it quite a warm site, like the rest of Montestefano. To combat too much sun, this vineyard has close planted rows which promote shading on the bunch zones and a more humid environment. The vine density is 25% more than a normal vineyard in the region and requires all work to be done by hand as tractors will not fit. Roncaglie (Ronc-Bas) This vineyard location was selected for the potential resiliance against the future of climate change. It is planted on a gentle slope at a lower position on the hill, which gives it less heat exposure and more access to healthy soils with better water holding capacity. It has a higher fruiting wire to protect from frost and a reduced canopy structure to reduce light interception and slow ripening."