2021 Maculan 'Pino & Toi'

60% Tai (aka Tocai Friulano), 25% Pinot Bianco, 15% Pinot Grigio from vineyards in the Breganze hills’s volcanic and tuffaceous soils. Cold maceration for two days and soft pressing completely with no oxidation. All done in stainless steel.  12% alcohol.

Light and fruity with an intense nose with stone fruit, pear, apple and floral hints. Dry and zesty on the palate. Uncomplicated and perfectly refreshing. Perfect as an aperitif or as a compliment to salads, first courses with fish and vegetarian dishes. 

Founded in 1947 in Breganze, a small town in the Province of Vicenza (Veneto), Maculan is now at the 3rd Generation of winemakers. Fausto Maculan, who took over in the 1970s and made Maculan a benchmark producer in Italy, has passed the baton to his two daughters: Angela and Maria Vittoria. In pure Breganze style, Maculan makes wines from both native and “international” varieties, which have been introduced by the French and the Austrians in 1800, and hence here are considered traditional. Like other Producers of his generation, Fausto Maculan is considered one of the pioneers of quality Italian winemaking: in a time when wine consumption in Italy was still largely relegated to non-descript table wine, he was among the first to put the varietal name and his name on his front labels and to invest in labor intensive vineyard management and quality-oriented winemaking techniques.