The Chocolate Block Red 2015 Bottle:1 Pale straw-green

Pale straw-green

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

Mellow without any harshness at the finish

A blend of three parcels of grenache from the plateau behind the house

with smoked nuts

The Chocolate Block Red 2015 Bottle:1 Pale straw-greenThe 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