Black licorice

started with a 'pied de cuve' - where a small quantity of grapes are picked 1-2 weeks before harvest to kick-start the fermentation process with its own juices

IGT Rosso Toscana

who introduced it along the Oristano coast

Wallula and Phinny Hill

Nicole Chanrion Côte-de-Brouilly, 2022 Puy de Dome Black licoriceStrawberry, spice, flowers, blackberry. Nicole Chanrion grew up helping her father in the vineyards and cellar, herself a sixth generation winemaker. Nicole took over her familys Domaine in 1988, and since then has worked the vineyard by pruning, driving tractors, winemaking and bottling herself. She makes beautifully expressive wine, showcasing her close relationship to the land and her familys deep history in winemaking here. The Cte de Brouilly