Treiso

Barbaresco · Piedmont · Italy · Wine Auction Prices

Treiso is the highest-altitude and most structurally demanding of Barbaresco's three communes, its vineyards reaching 350–450 metres on the Langhe hillside above the Tanaro river. The combination of elevation and more compact soils — with a higher proportion of clay and limestone — produces wines of greater acidity and tannin than the Barbaresco commune, giving Treiso Nebbiolo a more austere, angular profile that demands extended cellaring. The key MGAs are Marcarini, Bernardot, Rizzi, Garassino, and Currà, with Ceretto's Bricco Asili estate straddling the Treiso-Barbaresco communal border. Rizzi, Pertinace cooperative, and Adriano Marco e Vittorio are among the most consistent domaine-bottled producers, while Pelissero has steadily raised quality in the Currà and Vanotu MGAs. Treiso wines are frequently undervalued relative to the Barbaresco commune, offering serious collector opportunities for those willing to wait.

Treiso

Treiso's elevated position — vineyards at 350–450 metres, among the highest in the Barbaresco DOCG — produces wines with greater natural acidity, firmer tannin structure, and slower evolution than the Barbaresco commune, requiring 12–18 years to show their best.

Ceretto's Bricco Asili, while spanning the communal border, draws much of its character from Treiso's more structured soils — producing one of the DOCG's most age-worthy and complex expressions of single-vineyard Nebbiolo.

Pertinace cooperative, farming over 100 hectares across Treiso, produces reliably proportioned single-vineyard Barbaresco at prices far below prestige producers — a significant value opportunity for collectors focused on Treiso's distinctive character.

Treiso wines are frequently available at auction discounts of 20–40% versus Barbaresco commune equivalents of comparable quality, reflecting the commune's lower name recognition rather than any inherent quality disadvantage.

$125

Avg Price / Bottle

580

Auction Lots

2013

Top Vintage

$55 – $1.2k

Price Range

In the Glass

Treiso Barbaresco has a more angular, structured character than the Barbaresco commune: higher acidity and firmer tannins frame a core of sour cherry, rose hip, and dried herbs, with a mineral, saline finish reflecting the commune's higher limestone content. The aromatics are less immediately floral than Barbaresco village wines — more wild herb, earthen, and iron-mineral — but develop extraordinary complexity of dried fruit, leather, and truffle with 15–20 years of age.

Other

Bricco AsiliBarbarescoCurràMarcarini

Wine	Avg Price	Lots Sold
Ceretto Bricco AsiliMGA	$220	180
Rizzi BarbarescoBarbaresco DOCG	$85	140
Pelissero CurràMGA	$95	120
Pertinace MarcariniMGA	$70	140

Top Producers

Ceretto Rizzi Pertinace Pelissero Adriano Marco e Vittorio

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