Hester Creek
Hester Creek 2016 Old Vines Trebbiano Block 16 is made from 49-year-old vines grown directly in front of the winery on the Golden Mile Bench. It took an eccentric Italian immigrant by the name of Joe Busnardo to challenge conventional wisdom and plant a host of vinifera grape varieties said to be unsuited for local conditions.
Through thick and thin, including the bitter winter of 1978-79 and periods of neglect, the 2.5-acre vineyard has endured. While Trebbiano is grown extensively in Italy and France and is responsible for Cognac and other brandies, interest in the late maturing, high yielding variety has been non-existent.
That makes Hester Creek’s stylish, succulent 2016 Old Vines Trebbiano from Block 16 a deserving BC cult wine.