# Montruc (Franco M. Martinetti)

> Red, Barbera d'Asti Superiore 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-montruc).

- **Producer:** Franco M. Martinetti
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG
- **Grape:** Barbera
- **Production area:** Nizza Monferrato (AT)
- **Soil:** Calcareous, sandy-leaning soil
- **Exposure:** South / South-West
- **Vineyard planting:** About 280 m altitude, hillside vineyard, rootstock 420A, about 4,200 vines per hectare, spurred cordon trained with Guyot pruning, vines over 40 years old, about 5 hectares.
- **Vinification:** Grapes hand-harvested (yield about 50-55 quintals/ha grape, 35-38 hl/ha wine); destemmed and pressed, macerated on the skins for about 8 days at controlled fermentation temperature, aged in fine-grain French oak barriques for about 12-14 months.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-29



## Summary

In Piemontese dialect Montruc means poggiolo, the top of a hill; in French it can also read as 'my thing', Franco M. Martinetti's own homage to Barbera, the grape he grew up on. It ranks among the great Barbera wines of Piemonte and has won numerous awards.

## Tasting notes

Intense garnet colour with violet hues; ageing in barrique smooths and balances the primary aromas, and the bouquet opens out broadly, like an organ adagio.

## Food pairings

The palate confirms the intense impressions of colour and aroma: an ideal match for roasted red meats, feathered game and mature cheeses.