Had these two last night for dinner:
- Massican annia NapaVlly WW (12.5%; 55% RibollaGialla/39% TocaiFriulano/6% Chard) Calistoga 2017: Med.light gold color; strong minerally/chalky/perfumed talc some white pepper/Ribolla rather floral/carnations lovely perfumed/aromatic slight cardamon/spicy bit complex nose; lightly tart/tangy fairly floral/carnations Ribolla/white pepper bit rich/lush some mineral/chalky/metallic bit earthy bit complex aromatic lovely flavor; very long mineral/chalky/perfumed talc some floral/carnations/Ribolla/white pepper finish; speaks mostly of white pepper Ribolla but w/ a floral lift from the Tocai; quite a lovely white blend that has really put on weight & developed nice aromatics and should improve for another few yrs. $30.00
- UntiVnyds Segromigno DryCreekVlly (14.2%; 85% Sangiovese, 15% Montepulciano; similar to Rosso Piceno; 1102 cs) 2014: Med.color; bright cherry/Sangio/spicy light earthy/dusty some Am.oak/vanillasome Italiante/rustic some Zin-like/raspberry fairly attractive nose; fairly tart/tangy/slight metallic some earthy/dusty/loamy rather cherry/Sangio/bit rustic/Montepulciano some vanilla/Am.oak rather tangy/rustic flavor w/ light tangy tannins; long rather tart/tangy/Italianate/rustic Sangio/cherry bit vanilla/Am.oak finish w/ light bitey tannins; speaks of Sangio grown in the DryCreekVlly w/ slight DCV Zin character; an interesting pleasant expression of Sangio but just that. $28.00
A wee BloodyPulpit:
- Massican is the label for Italian wines made by DanPetroski. He was the winemaker at LarkmeadWnry up in Calistoga for 15 yrs but has left that position to focus on his Massican label. Not sure where he will be making his wines. In general, I like his wines quite a lot as a very good expression of the Friulian style.
Tom