The finish has got a little bit of bitter but it’s not annoying. The mouth is fresh and the blend between chocolate and fruits is well-done. The nose is interesting… We smell perfectly fruits, especially cherry. The color is nice : ruby with chocolate reflects (isn’t it ?). – Vino Cacao ® Noir ™, Red Bordeaux 2011 (Merlot and Cabernet Franc). Finally, these wines are almost like other wines… Pleasure is here anyway. The chocolate is coming from West Africa and on the sticker you can read Dark Chocolate 100% cocoa butter.įranck Maupouet considers his wines as ingredients : there are a part of your lunch or diner… With chocolate or coffee deserts, with exotic fruits but also as aperitif, with a Foie Gras, games (for the red wine), oriental cuisine (for the white wine) and cheeses. Wines are available in 37,5cl or 75cl and these are fortified wines of Bordeaux appellation with a blend of Merlot & Cabernet Franc for the red and a blend of Sauvignon Blanc & Semillon for the white wine. In 2006, Vino Cacao ®is born and for our pleasure, three products (for the moment) have been concocted : a red wine Noir ™, a white wine Ivoire ™ and a Cognac Excellence. “ Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get“įranck Maupouet, chocolate maker and wine maker’s son, had got an extravagant idea : mixing his know-how to his father’s one, alliance of two products with strong identities. A chocolate wine ! So this year when I went back in the American Indian fragrances, I had an only one idea in my cocoa-pod : to re-taste this drink mixing theobromine, the substance responsible of the chocolate effects on our mood, and antioxidants. But besides the chocolate fountains and squares, I smelt some wine in the air… Sharp nose, I discovered a chocolate curiosity which passed by the wine-making process. Because this week end in Bordeaux it was the Salon du Chocolat, I thought about you… Last year, as a faithful cocoa lover, I roamed the paths… You could followed me easily because I was drooling over the stalls.
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