# Martinette (Boeri Vini)

> Red, Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG by [Boeri Vini](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/boeri-alfonso.md), Asti, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/boeri-alfonso-martinette).

- **Producer:** Boeri Vini
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Production area:** Boeri's own vineyard Martinette, one of the oldest Barbera vineyards, in the family for five generations
- **Soil:** Calcareous base, mixed clay
- **Exposure:** South/south-east
- **Harvest:** Thinning at the end of July; manual harvest into small wooden crates
- **Vineyard planting:** 6,000 vines per hectare, about 40 years old, Guyot, 8,500 kg per hectare
- **Vinification:** Soft destemming and pressing, maceration and fermentation on the skins for 7 to 8 days. Aged 12 months in barriques.
- **Serving temperature:** 18-20 °C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-08



## Summary

Named after one of the family's oldest Barbera vineyards, which suits this classic wine because of its exposure and shape. 20,000 to 25,000 bottles a year at 14% vol, suggested cellaring of 8 to 10 years.

## Tasting notes

Intense ruby red. Fresh cherry and raspberry, spices; sweet plummy fruit with vigour, length and freshness. Aromatic notes: plum, wild berries, cherry, violet.

## Food pairings

A full meal: meat antipasti, well-seasoned first courses, important second courses, fresh and aged cheeses. Piedmontese boiled meats, tajarin with meat ragout, roast veal.