RichArt Madagascar Sambiraja 70% cacao

This bar has the flavor and quality of chocolate made from Madagascar cacao which I have come to expect. The taste profile is smooth, with a strong citrus note. There is a hint of vanilla, though note that vanilla is not an ingredient of the bar. The aftertaste is short due to the low bitterness. 9.7







Ingredients: Madagascar cacao Crillo Trinitario (70% minimum), sugar, soya lecithin

This is the last of the bars I purchased on our trip to Europe in the fall. The previous RichArt bar reviewed from the trip was: Richart Dominican Republic Santodino 70% cacao. As before, I include here a picture of the Google Translate interpretation of the tasting notes on the label of the bar:

Edwart Madagascar Sambirano 73% cacao

Creamy texture with a milky profile. The label suggests a citrus/lemon flavor note, but I am not tasting anything but the faintest of citrus elements. Aftertaste is short due to the bar's quite low bitterness. 8.6

This is the second by from Edwart Chocolatier of Paris which I purchased on my trip in September. The first bar was: Edwart Chocolatier Peru Apurímac 72% cacao.

As with that post, I used Google Translate to translate the notes on the label which are pertinent to the manufacture and experience of the bar:

Venchi Perù Lamas Sisa 85% cacao

This chocolate bar has a creamy, smooth texture. The taste is a mix of caramel and molasses with a earthy kick which adds some bitterness on the aftertaste. 8.9

Ingredients: Organic Cocoa Mass from Peru (66.5%), Organic cocoa butter, Organic cane sugar (14%).

I purchased this bar during my exploration of Venice near the end of my fall trip to Europe.

Had a small chocolate tour in Venice today. Visited Vizio Virtù (on recommendation of my wife’ sister Kristin) and Venchi.

It’s fun to wander the alleys of Venice. pic.twitter.com/AGRaWXfbSi

— Steve Nahm (@SteveNahm) October 4, 2019

Domori Fondente Dark Chocolate 70% cacao

This bar melts slowly in the mouth, retaining a dense core while melting. The taste is buttery, with a caramel flavor that develops into bitterness in the aftertaste. 7.4

Ingredients: Cocoa mass, cane sugar

domori.com

I bought this bar in early October during our trip to Venice. Note that this is a rare non-single origin bar for ChocoCheck.

Pierre Marcolini Cuba Terruño de Baracoa 78% cacao

This bar is robust and fairly bitter. There is some chalkiness from the bitterness, and the texture has a fine granular nature. The flavors range from burnt sugar to cardboard. 7.0

Price: 10.00 Euro

This is another bar purchased during my visit to the Pierre Marcolini store in Paris.

Le Comptoir de Mathilde Madagascar 80% cacao

This bar has an earthy taste of straw or wood. Quite bitter, as would be expected with 80% cacao. Aftertaste is persistent and dry. 7.3

Price: 5.90 Euro

www.lecomptoirdemathilde.com

This is one more bar from my fall trip to Europe.  This one came from a store in Paris.

Last stop for today’s choco tour, @ComptoirMathild in the Left Bank. pic.twitter.com/4koO9upqo7

— Steve Nahm (@SteveNahm) September 19, 2019

VizioVirtú Dominican Republic 70% cacao

This bar has a quite smooth taste profile. It is reminiscent of cooked pudding, with some caramel notes. The finish is gentle and clean. 8.2

Ingredients: fave di cacao Repubblica domenicana, zucchero, burror di cacao, emulsionante lecitina de SOIA

Translated:

Ingredients: Dominican Republic cocoa beans, sugar, cocoa butter, lecithin emulsifier from SOYA

 

www.viziovirtu.com

This is another bar from the Italy part of our recent Europe trip. VizioVirtú is a nice chocolate boutique in Venice. I posted photos of my visit in this tweet.