DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARD 2022 SILVER MEDAL. Sweet, rich, almost confected red berry fruits with contrasting freshness, notes of bitter cherry, perfumed lavender, and a beautifully layered sweet red fruit finish.
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Tenute Cisa Asinari dei Marchesi di Grésy has been owned by the di Grésy family since 1797. The estate includes four properties located in Langhe and Monferrato, home to Piedmont’s greatest wines. Before the 1960s the estate operated like a traditional farm, producing livestock, vegetables and fruits - including grapes. At the time, the grapes were sold to the finest wine producers in the area, as was the tradition in the Langhe. In the early 1970s Alberto di Grésy realized the potential of his vineyards and decided that he had to vinify his own grapes.
In 1973 he produced his first vintage with the objective of transferring the class and character of the terroir, vineyards and varietal into the bottle, using the best available technology and respect for tradition. In 2013 Alberto’s son and daughter, Alessandro and Ludovica di Grésy began their adventure in the family’s winery working alongside their father. To this day, Marchesi di Grésy only vinifies grapes coming from their properties, 111 acres of vineyards divided among the Martinenga, Monte Aribaldo, La Serra and Monte Colombo estates.
Of exceptional note, the Martinenga vineyard is one of the Langhe’s finest and the largest single owned "monopole" in the region and has been owned by the di Grésy family since 1797. Martinenga is known for producing some of the finest cru-designated Barbareschi. It is planted with the Nebbiolo sub-varieties Lampia, Rosé and Michet, whose mix produce the most elegant Nebbiolo wines. With its southern exposure, blue marl soil and elevations from 820 to 918 feet, the Martinenga cru possesses ideal growing conditions and allows Nebbiolo fruit to reach full maturity even in difficult vintages.
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MARCHESI DI GRÉSY BARBERA D'ASTI DOCG
Located in La Serra estate in the commune of Cassine (Alessandria province). Southern exposure at an average altitude of 240m a.s.l. |
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LOCATIONWINERY: Barbaresco (Cuneo province), Piedmont VINEYARD: Langhe and Monferrato, Piedmont VIEW IN GOOGLE MAPS REGION DETAILS |
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JUNE 2022
Marchesi di Grésy Barbaresco "Gaiun" Martinenga DOCG 2017
![]() DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARD 2022 SILVER MEDAL. Sweet, rich, almost confected red berry fruits with contrasting freshness, notes of bitter cherry, perfumed lavender, and a beautifully layered sweet red fruit finish. 95
OCTOBER 2020
Marchesi di Grésy Barbaresco "Gaiun" Martinenga DOCG 2016
![]() The 2016 Barbaresco Gaiun Martinenga packs a serious punch. The rich style of this site married to the classicism of the year results in a Barbaresco that is going to need a bit of time to come around. Gaiun is often plush and voluptuous. In 2016, large-scaled tannins wrap around all of that fruit intensity, adding a very appealing dimension of the structure. Sweet red cherry, cinnamon, mint, cedar, rose petal and blood orange build into the complex, layered finish. I have seen the Gaiun age effortlessly in its top vintages. I have no doubt that it will be the case here as well. 90
JUNE 2021
Marchesi di Grésy Barbera d'Asti DOCG 2019
![]() A release of 26,380 bottles, the Tenute Cisa Asinari dei Marchesi di Gresy 2019 Barbera d'Asti is a medium-weight expression with lots of bright and simple notes of cherry and raspberry, The wine delivers good power and intensity at below its weight class. There is bright acidity and an easy, silky mouthfeel that conjures a wine of clean simplicity that's great for pizza. 95
OCTOBER 2021
Marchesi di Grésy Barbaresco "Gaiun" Martinenga DOCG 2016
![]() An explosion of flavors on the nose and palate; dark forest fruits, dry hay, strawberries with cream, smoke and spice. Great Complexity and Intensity. 93
OCTOBER 2022
Marchesi di Grésy Barbaresco "Gaiun" Martinenga DOCG 2018
![]() The 2018 Barbaresco Gaiun Martinenga is a beautiful wine that shows the style of both the vintage and cru perched just above Asili. Dark cherry/plum, spice, menthol, licorice and a touch of nicely judged oak fill out the layers. In 2018 Gaiun is a bit light, as most wines are, and yet its balance is absolutely impeccable. Terrific. 93
MARCH 2021
Marchesi di Grésy Barbaresco "Camp Gros" Martinenga Riserva DOCG 2015
![]() "Aromas of vanilla and spicy oak embrace the cherry and plum flavors here. Tar, tobacco and eucalyptus accents chime in as a thick matrix of tannins truncates the finish. It feels chunky today, yet should stretch out in time. Best from 2024 through 2043. 602 cases made." 91
FEBRUARY 2022
Marchesi di Grésy Barbaresco Martinenga DOCG 2018
![]() The 2018 Barbaresco Martinenga is already quite expressive, its very recent bottling notwithstanding. Crushed flowers, mint, star anise, orange peel and spice are all laced together in a Barbaresco that is all about transparency and nuance. The light to medium-bodied style is classic 2018 and classic Martinenga. 96
NOVEMBER 2020
Marchesi di Grésy Barbaresco "Camp Gros" Martinenga Riserva DOCG 2015
![]() From the Martinenga cru’s western end, adjacent to Rabajà, this Riserva is bold yet balanced in the warm 2015 vintage. It unfolds with lush red and dark cherry flavors accented by notes of lavender and dried herbs. The wine’s ample tannins honed first in barriques and then in Slavonian oak casks, remain firm and mineral, and will maintain balance as the wine ages over the next decade and beyond. |