The Chocolate Block Red 2015 Bottle:1 displaying a well of kirsch

displaying a well of kirsch

the company's Vintage Port is aged in wooden cask for 18 months before being bottled unfiltered using a normal driven cork

The wine was barreled down into 70% new French oak and 30% once used French oak barrels

Delicious little wine

Pale straw-green

The Chocolate Block Red 2015 Bottle:1 displaying a well of kirschThe nose is exceptionally intense and complex with red berry fruit juxtaposed against a dark, brooding fruit compote and Swartland violets. The nose exudes aromas of raspberry, mulberry, blackberry, damson, dark chocolate and licorice with whiffs of cloves, nutmeg and orange rind. The wine has a soft, smooth entry, a rich mid palate and the abundance of red and black berry fruit on the nose follows through with balanced acidity and svelte cocoa