Wild Arc Farm Black Walnut Liqueur Nocino Maria (375ml) SF Chronicle - Past Pick Of the ten Beaujolais crus

Of the ten Beaujolais crus

This is the magnum of the 2014 vintage

Expect supple

or mix into classic cocktails where its botanical complexity shines

This non-vintage cuvée contains 40% of wines coming from the solera begun in 2004

Wild Arc Farm Black Walnut Liqueur Nocino Maria (375ml) SF Chronicle - Past Pick Of the ten Beaujolais crusNocino is what happens when you pick walnuts too early on purpose. Wild Arc Farm sits on ten acres in Pine Bush, in the Hudson Valley, surrounded by black walnut trees, so Todd Cavallo and Crystal Cornish do the old Italian thing with an American nut: harvest the walnuts green and whole, husk and all, and macerate them until the liquid goes opaque and nearly black. The result is bittersweet and deeply savory, with cocoa, coffee, dried fig and baking