2020 Fletcher Barbaresco Starderi

The first-born of the single Cru bottlings from Dave Fletcher's Barbaresco-based project. Very limited availability in Australia.

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Description

Only painfully small allocations of this wine are available because there is only a painfully small amount of it made.

Dave Fletcher sources fruit from three separate vineyards across the Starderi Cru. This specific bottling comes from his favourite of the three sites - a 0.1ha parcel on the Western ridge of the Cru.

The difference between this and the stadard Barbaresco lies in sense of tension and definition this wine displays. Everything is ratcheted up a notch or three.

The tannins are tighter and more chiselled, the armatic more beguiling and complex. It's a whole other level of enjoyment on offer here.

Only a tiny amount of this wine makes it to Australia. Allocations are measured in a number of bottles, not cases. If you want this gorgeous Nebbiolo as part of your collection, you'll need to be quick.

David sources from 3 vineyards in Staderi but has a soft spot for one of these, the most westerly on the East to West ridge of the Cru. Planted in 1985 this vineyard is south facing and Fletcher source just 0.1 hectare from this site that gets bottled under the Cru label. Same winemaking at the Barbaresco = 100% destemmed. Open ferment, No post ferment soak. Elevage in old oak, over 10 years old, 300ltr barrels. Barbaresco can only be released on the 3rd January following harvest, giving the wine approx. 27 months total aging. David ages his wines for 24 months in barrel (legally it only needs be 12 as a minimum) then 3 months in bottle.

Price Bracket $101 and Above
Type Red
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Nebbiolo
Country Italy
Region Piedmont
Size 750ml
Vintage 2020
Closure Cork

Fletcher

Dave Fletcher fell in love with Nebbiolo early in his winemaking career.

After some time spent in the Nebbiolo Mecca, Piemonte, Dave moved his whole family and life there to pursue his passion for the variety. He took up a position as winemaker at famous producer Cerrato and still makes the wines there to this day.

His own label has been a slow labour of love to get off the ground but now it's in full swing. Through sourcing select plots of fruit from local growers in Barbaresco and planting his own vines, his small eponymous label is now taking flight.

Precious little of the Fletcher wines make it to Australia and they sell out in a flash. If you're a true enthusiast of Nebbiolo, you need to get to know Dave's wines, they offer brilliant value for money.

Dave Fletcher in his refurbished train station cellar Discover Fletcher

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