Red

Martinenga

By Tenute Cisa Asinari dei Marchesi di Grésy, Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy

Tenute Cisa Asinari dei Marchesi di Grésy Martinenga

The estate's principal wine, a Barbaresco from the Martinenga vineyard, the family's vinification monopole since 1797, prized for its elegance.

Tasting notes

Colour: bright garnet red with light orange reflections. Bouquet: intense notes of plum and cherry blend with balsamic nuances of mint, tea leaves, dried flowers and blond pipe tobacco. Taste: the fine, elegant tannic structure, in constant balance with the fruit and the fresh, mentholated finish, gives the wine depth and harmony.

Pairs well with

Excellent with red meat and medium aged hard cheeses, also pairs well with traditional Piedmontese first courses such as tajarin and agnolotti del plin.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Barbaresco DOCG
Grape
Nebbiolo 100%
Cru / vineyard
Martinenga
Production area
Heart of the commune of Barbaresco. Martinenga is one of the most important MGA (additional geographical mentions) of the area, bordering Asili to the west and Rabaja to the northeast. A single amphitheatre-shaped vineyard of 11.93 hectares, south-southwest facing, at an altitude between 220m and 290m a.s.l.
Exposure
South-southwest
Vineyard planting
Single vineyard of 11.93 hectares.
Vinification
Vinification on skins with eight to ten days of fermentation with floating cap at controlled temperature, followed by twenty to thirty days of maceration with submerged cap and daily pump-overs. Malolactic fermentation follows the alcoholic fermentation. Aged in new, first and second fill barriques for twelve months, then a further twelve months in Slavonian oak casks. Twelve months of bottle ageing before release.

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