100% Pinot Noir that sees a brief maceration on skins after pressing. Spontaneous fermentation goes down in stainless steel; a little frozen must added in the spring to induce secondary fermentation in bottle with no added sulfur or disgorgement at any point. An herbal, fruit-forward nose with hints of small red berries, and a delicately finessed palate, full of tart cranberry and plum skin, cold raspberry and mint tea, and crushed limestone.
In 2022, third-generation winemaker Matteo Furlani began a new project in addition to his label Cantina Furlani: after years of selling grapes from a 6 hectare plot, he began searching for a way to bottle them for his own wines for the first time — and now is launching a new label, Mae Son, in collaboration with export manager Claudio Coronato and Jenny and Francois Selections. The label is a tribute to the importance of family and family work, as well as the careful craftsmanship of their wines. The name is a playful nod to the beginning of each family member’s name: M for Matteo, A for his wife, Annalisa, and their daughter, Alessia, and E for their son Edoardo. The pronunciation further sheds light on the intimate story behind the label: in English, it’s pronounced “my son,” while in French, it can be read as “maison,” meaning “my home.”