The Chocolate Block Red 75cl White pepper

The Chocolate Block Red 75cl White pepperDescription One of the most successful wines from South Africas modern era. Marc Kent carefully tweaks each vintage of The Chocolate Block to produce the best wine for that year. The Syrah dominated 2020 is brooding with succulent black fruits and mocha spice. Tasting notes Silky, fine grained tannins, ripe dark fruits and elegant structure. Intense blackberry and blueberry with layers of graphite and cocoa. Food match Legumes, Red meat, Game.

Growing up in this region she knows how to eke out the subtleties of the grape and its terroir

They would use different coloured letters painted by hand to catch the attention of passers-by and tempt them into the bar

with a very cool June and three heat waves in July (the hottest on record since 1931)

On the palate stone fruit flavours and white pepper lead to a gently textured

with the return of the rich

Tasting notes The two years it spends in a mix of French and American oak have softened it nicely making it a really delicious wine with wonderful vanilla and dark fruits on the nose

It’s like a riot of berries laid over a bed of fine silky tannin

dark cherry and blackberry along with hints of cedar and spice

Tasting notes The bouquet evokes an abundance of fruits such as plum and cherry

Chilean classic

Food match The perfect match for a hearty lamb ragu with pasta

Tasting notes This is a juicy