dark fruit framed by firm yet velvety tannins and a vibrant mineral tension
perched beside the Il Marroneto cellar just outside Montalcino
the wine opens with fragrant aromas of ripe red cherries
polished expression of one of Australia’s great regions
but it is not hard work
2024 The Chocolate Block, Boekenhoutskloof, 375ml valentines dark fruit framed by firmThe Cape Velvet Half Bottle This is The Chocolate Block in its most dangerously useful form: all the richness, spice and Cape swagger, just in a half bottle made for two glasses and a very good evening. The 2024 blend is Syrah led, with Grenache, Cinsault, Cabernet Sauvignon and a little Viognier, giving dark fruit, perfume, spice and that unmistakable cocoa edged charm. It opens with blackberry, black cherry, plum and bramble, then rolls into cracked