# Sul Bric (Franco M. Martinetti)

> Red, Monferrato Rosso DOC 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-sul-bric).

- **Producer:** Franco M. Martinetti
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Monferrato Rosso DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera, Cabernet Sauvignon
- **Production area:** Nizza Monferrato (AT)
- **Soil:** Calcareous, sandy-leaning soil
- **Exposure:** South
- **Vineyard planting:** About 250 m altitude, hillside vineyard, about 4,800 vines per hectare, spurred cordon trained with Guyot pruning; Barbera vines over 40 years old (rootstock 420A), Cabernet Sauvignon vines over 20 years old (rootstock Rupestris du Lot and S04); about 4 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, sul bric means on the edge of a ravine, or on top of a wild hill. Sul Bric blends old-vine Barbera with Cabernet Sauvignon.

## Tasting notes

Purple red fading to a soft violet; a rich, intense, spicy nose where the deft use of oak has blended the aromas of Cabernet and Barbera. Full, round and savoury on the palate, with velvety power and a long, pleasant finish.

## Food pairings

A wine of supreme elegance for red meats and furred game, and above all a wine of seduction, to offer the person you would like to seduce.