2024 The Chocolate Block, Boekenhoutskloof, 375ml valentines They were first planted in

They were first planted in 2012 in the Lodge Hill vineyard

but it is not hard work

the wine opens with fragrant aromas of ripe red cherries

perched beside the Il Marroneto cellar just outside Montalcino

pumpkin ravioli with sage butter

2024 The Chocolate Block, Boekenhoutskloof, 375ml valentines They were first planted inThe Cape Velvet Half Bottle This is The Chocolate Block in its most dangerously useful form: all the richness, spice and Cape swagger, just in a half bottle made for two glasses and a very good evening. The 2024 blend is Syrah led, with Grenache, Cinsault, Cabernet Sauvignon and a little Viognier, giving dark fruit, perfume, spice and that unmistakable cocoa edged charm. It opens with blackberry, black cherry, plum and bramble, then rolls into cracked