# Bric dei Banditi (Franco M. Martinetti)

> Red, Barbera d'Asti DOCG by [Franco M. Martinetti](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/franco-m-martinetti.md), Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/franco-m-martinetti-bric-dei-banditi).

- **Producer:** Franco M. Martinetti
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Asti DOCG
- **Grape:** Barbera
- **Production area:** Nizza Monferrato (AT)
- **Soil:** Calcareous, sandy-leaning soil
- **Exposure:** South-West
- **Vineyard planting:** About 280 m altitude, hillside vineyard, rootstock 420A, about 4,600 vines per hectare, spurred cordon trained with Guyot pruning, vines over 20 years old, about 8 hectares.
- **Vinification:** Grapes hand-harvested (yield about 65-70 quintals/ha grape, 45-49 hl/ha wine); destemmed and pressed, macerated on the skins for about 7-8 days at controlled fermentation temperature, aged in vitrified concrete tanks and then in stainless steel.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-29



## Summary

Bric is Piemontese for a steep drop, and the Banditi were the daring, romantic outlaws of legend; the wine is made from Barbera, Piemonte's most widely planted grape.

## Tasting notes

Bright ruby red with garnet transparency; a vinous, delicate nose with faint hints of cherries in spirit, and a young, powerful body without harsh edges.

## Food pairings

Suited to accompanying an entire meal in style.