Massican ‘Gemina’ White Blend 2024
95 Pts, Owen Bargreen – 94 Pts, Decanter – 93 Pts, James Suckling – 93 Pts, Vinous
Massican, a cult winery and Napa Valley’s sole white wine property continues to amaze. Their ‘Gemina’ White blend is one of the most famous wines amongst Michellin starred sommeliers and has become harder and harder to procure. Right now, it’s by-the-glass at Marea in New York. Or, for nearly the same price as a glass in New York, you can lock into a bottle of one of the most interesting wines made in America each year. This is a dazzling white blend of Greco, Falanghina and Fiano, that was treated to a hit parade of big scores led by 95 points from Owen Bargreen who called it “dazzling on the tongue, showing insanely good flavor range” before concluding that its “Gorgeous now, with serious weight and tension, alongside salty nuances”
Original price was: $45.00.$38.95Current price is: $38.95.
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95 Points, Owen Bargreen
The 2024 ‘Gemina’ is a unique blend of mainly Greco and Falanghina with a touch of Fiano. The name is inspired by an ancient varietal that dates back to the first century AD, called Aminea Gemina. This is dazzling on the tongue, showing insanely good flavor range from lychee and macadamia nut to salted peach, lemon rind and suggestions of honeydew melon. Gorgeous now, with serious weight and tension, alongside salty nuances, enjoy over the next eight to ten years.
94 Points, Decanter
The 2024 Gemina is one of Massican’s most distinctive blends, composed of 49% Falanghina, 45% Greco and 6% Fiano. Whole-cluster pressed and fermented in stainless steel and oak barrels, it was aged for five months in a mix of stainless steel and used French oak. Bright and super lemony, the wine pulses with lime zest and soaring acidity, underscored by oyster-shell minerality and a distinctly savoury, saline edge. Light- to medium-bodied, it carries a lifted energy, layered with white flowers, salted Marcona almonds and a snappy, zippy finish that leaves the palate refreshed and wanting more.
93 Points, James Suckling
“A tangy, lemony, light-bodied, laser-sharp white that boasts vivid mineral, floral and brine flavors. Mouthwatering acidity and a linear feel emphasize the steely balance. Really nice in a bracing, tangy, almost-electric style.”
93 Points, Vinous
The 2024 Gemina is a blend of Falanghina, Greco and Fiano. Bright and vibrant in the glass, the Gemina is laced with citrus peel, marzipan, white flowers and slate. I especially admire the wine’s freshness and verve. Bright saline notes extend the effortless finish. This opens beautifully on the back end.
Dan Petroski followed his family’s heritage and moved to Italy on a whim and spent years there learning how to make wine. When he left for Napa Valley, he found himself missing the salty Italian white wines that had made him first fall in love with wine. So he decided to take a chance.
He started Massican as a side project while the winemaker at Larkmead. While Petroski was busy sculpting some of the finest Cabernet Sauvignons and Chardonnays that Napa has to offer, he yearned to champion the varietials he truly loved.
Less than years later Petroski’s “side project” made him one of California’s fastest rising winemaking’s stars. His whites are poured by the glass at the French Laundry and Chez Panisse and featured at Daniel, Eleven Madison Park, and Alinea, including the outrageously good Sauvignon Blanc that we’re offering up today. He also earned 2017’s ‘Winemaker of the Year’ honors from the SF Chronicle in addition to his wines in both Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast’s Top 100 lists. And now? His dazzling white wines have become some of the most sought after in the entire world. Not too shabby.
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