# Martinenga (Tenute Cisa Asinari dei Marchesi di Grésy)

> Red, Barbaresco DOCG by [Tenute Cisa Asinari dei Marchesi di Grésy](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/tenute-cisa-asinari-dei-marchesi-di-gresy.md), Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/tenute-cisa-asinari-dei-marchesi-di-gresy-martinenga).

- **Producer:** Tenute Cisa Asinari dei Marchesi di Grésy
- **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.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

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.

## Food pairings

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