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Artisan Wine · New Vintage · WS Top 100 Repeat
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Massican · Dan Petroski · Napa's Only White-Only Label
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JS 94 · Gemina |
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WS #32 Top 100 |
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DM 95 |
Napa's Greatest Exotic Whites Rival Italy's Finest: MASSICAN Stunning New Vintage.
Wine Spectator's Top 100 repeat darling. Just ~12% ABV. Friuli-inspired, coastal, scintillating.
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Dan Petroski (ex-Larkmead) · Ancient Italian Grapes · California Terroir
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A Personal Note
Dear Artisans,
Some of you already know the story: Dan Petroski spent years as the head winemaker at Larkmead, one of Napa's elite Cabernet houses. On the side, he started a passion project — a label devoted entirely to the freshest, most electric white wines Napa is capable of, inspired by the elite whites of Friuli (Livio Felluga, Vie di Romans) and the coastal traditions of Southern Italy. That project is Massican — still Napa Valley's only white-only label.
The two flagship blends have just arrived in a scintillating new 2025 vintage, and both earn 94 points from James Suckling right out of the gate. The prior 2024 Annia was named #32 in Wine Spectator's Top 100 of 2025. This is the wine that keeps landing on lists at The French Laundry, La Toque, The Village Pub, Spruce, and Meadowood — and at $29.97 and $32.99, it's the closest thing Napa has to a free lunch.
"Petroski marries his Italian roots with Californian terroir. The wines are celebrated for their freshness, mineral clarity, and Mediterranean flair."
Jonathan Cristaldi · Decanter
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Why This Matters
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Wine Spectator Top 100 repeat darling. Annia landed at #72 in 2024 with the 2022 vintage, then again at #32 in 2025 with the 2024. Very few labels repeat — and almost none at this price. |
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Small production, cult-caliber. Massican bottles some cuvees in runs as small as 547 cases; the flagship Annia tops out around 3,200. When they're gone in the market, they're gone. |
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Elite vineyard sources including Hyde. Petroski works with some of Napa and Sonoma's most storied sites — the same Hyde Vineyard that fuels many of the region's top Chardonnays. |
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The Larkmead winemaker's passion project. Dan Petroski spent years shaping one of Napa's best Cabernet houses. Massican is what he does for love — whites only, always low alcohol, always electric. |
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~12% ABV. Both wines clock in at 11.8% (Annia) and 12% (Gemina). Low-alcohol, high-energy whites you can drink through a full dinner without wilting. |
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Friuli-inspired, coastal-Italian in spirit. Scintillating whites in the register of Livio Felluga, Vie di Romans, Bastianich — from Napa dirt. |
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On the wine lists (and by-the-glass) at the elite. The French Laundry, La Toque, The Village Pub, Spruce, Meadowood. At $29.97 and $32.99, this is the closest thing California has to that experience without the restaurant markup. |
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The Flagship · WS Top 100 Repeat
2025 Massican "Annia" Napa Valley White Blend.
Tocai Friulano 44% · Ribolla Gialla 37% · Chardonnay 13% · Pinot Bianco 6%.
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| WS Top 100 |
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11.8% ABV |
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Only 15 Bottles |
2025 Massican "Annia" White Blend
Napa Valley, California · 3,164 cases made
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94
Suckling (2025)
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95
Decanter (2024)
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92
WS #32 (2024)
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Massican's flagship white — sourced from small vineyards around Napa and Sonoma. The four varietals are harvested separately and fermented independently in French oak and stainless steel, then blended six weeks before bottling. Tocai, Ribolla, and Pinot Bianco build the aromatic profile of white flowers, chamomile, and honeysuckle; Chardonnay contributes structure. Lemon zest, pears, tangerines — subtle, elegant, unmistakably fresh.
Current Vintage · 2025
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James Suckling
94 Points
A floral, crisp and refreshing white blend that's lifted by great acidity and focused on bright citrus, green-apple and white-flower notes. Tangy, brilliant, light-bodied and fresh at 11.8% alcohol. Made from 44% tocai friulano, 37% ribolla gialla, 13% chardonnay and 6% pinot bianco. Drink or hold.
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Prior Vintage · 2024 (Both 95+/92 Pts · Wine Spectator Top 100 #32)
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Decanter
95 Points
A beguiling white blend, lean and layered at just 11.8% ABV, yet richly complex. A subtle, flinty-smoky reduction greets the nose, leading into fragrant cascades of white flowers, honeysuckle, ripe yellow apple, and poached pear. On the palate, grapefruit emerges with both richness and density, threaded through with sea-spray salinity — as if pink Himalayan salt had washed the shore — while crisp, zesty acidity brings lift and tension. Petroski marries his Italian roots with Californian terroir; the wines are celebrated for their freshness, mineral clarity, and Mediterranean flair. — Jonathan Cristaldi (Aug 2025)
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Wine Spectator
92 Pts · #32 Top 100 of 2025
Offers a refreshing, distinctive and aromatic mix of lemon blossoms, wildflower honey, marzipan, ripe and salted melon, and apricot. Vibrant acidity keeps the flavors fresh and light on their feet, and a note of wild fennel lingers effortlessly. Ribolla Gialla, Tocai Friulano, Chardonnay and Pinot Bianco. Drink now. 3,164 cases made. — MaryAnn Worobiec (Dec 2025)
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• Only 15 bottles · New arrival · WS Top 100 repeat
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The Southern Italian Soul · Only 12 Bottles
2025 Massican "Gemina" Napa Valley White Blend.
Greco 50% · Falanghina 34% · Fiano 16% · ancient Roman grapes, California terroir.
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12% ABV |
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Only 12 Bottles |
2025 Massican "Gemina" White Blend
Napa Valley, California · Greco · Falanghina · Fiano
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94
Suckling (2025)
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95
Bargreen (2024)
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94
Decanter (2024)
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Gemina takes its name from an ancient Roman grape planted around the Massican hills of southern Italy in the first century AD — a variety we know today as Greco. Petroski combines it with Falanghina and Fiano to build a blend that reads like a coastal Mediterranean daydream. Ocean spray, verbena, and ginger on the nose; lemon, lime, and nectarine on the palate.
Current Vintage · 2025
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James Suckling
94 Points
Full and rich-tasting at first sip, then brilliant in acidity and citrus on the palate. Lots of chalky, mineral, lemon-zest and saline flavors are tight and refreshing. So linear and energetic. Made from 50% greco, 34% falanghina and 16% fiano. Drink now or hold.
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Prior Vintage · 2024 (Both 94-95 Pts)
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Owen Bargreen
95 Points
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.
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Decanter
94 Points
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, aged for five months in a mix of stainless 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.
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• Only 12 bottles · New arrival · Cult-caliber value
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The Bottom Line
If You Love the Great Old World Whites, These will Blow You Away.
If your cellar leans on Terlano, Livio Felluga, Vie di Romans, Loire Sancerre and Pouilly-Fume, Etna Bianco — you already know exactly the register these Massican wines play in. Same energy, same salinity, same mineral clarity, same "one more glass" drinkability. But from Napa dirt, at Napa's freshest price.
These are the most unique whites in America that are still value-priced for their cult-caliber quality. When Wine Spectator, Decanter, and Suckling keep circling back year after year, and the wines keep showing up on lists at The French Laundry and Meadowood, that window won't stay open forever. This is a good moment.
Cheers,
— James Tran
Artisan Wine & Spirits · Mountain View, CA
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