My Massican shipment arrived ystrday, so...fresh off the boat:
1. Massican annia NapaVlly WW (46% RibollaGialla/36% TocaiFriulano/18% Chard; 12.7%) 2012: Pale yellow color; rather stony/mineral/chalky/metallic fairly spicy/perfumed/peppery/herbal/floral/apple blossom pretty/aromatic nose; quite tart/tangy/grapefruity fairly stony/mineral/steely somewhat rich/textured spicy/peppery/perfumed/apple blossom/floral/hollyhocks bit musky/herbal flavor; med.long tangy/metallic/grapefruity spicy/peppery/floral/apple blossoms some stony/mineral/steely finish; a very brisk/fresh/zippy/vibrant white not too far from a Friuli Tocai. $27.00
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. Massican is the label of DanPetroski, asst winemaker at Larkmead. Friulian wines are one of his passions and his Massican wines reflect that bent. The Ribolla comes from GeorgeVare's vnyd, the Tocai from Nichelini vnyd, and I believe the Chard from down in Carneros. Very nice/well-made wines across the board.
Tom