Choroní
by Franceschi
Impact
The lyrics of a traditional Venezuelan song depict the arduous trails in Aragua Province in that country:
They parallel each other in many ways despite Casa Franceschi transplanting clones from the original Choroni Valley to their estate in Paría.
Préstame tu burra pa'ir pa' ChoroníIdilio's Finca Torres was the first Choroní ever to hit the premium market. Consider this bar by Franceschi the return trip with an "open jaw" segment, to use a travel industry term.
Si tu burra es buena,
Yo vuelvo a venir…
(Translated:
Lend me your donkey to go to Choroní
If your donkey is good,
I could come back ... )
They parallel each other in many ways despite Casa Franceschi transplanting clones from the original Choroni Valley to their estate in Paría.
Appearance 4.7 / 5
| Color: | brown tickled pink |
| Surface: | Domori-like tablet (a mere 30 grams) scored into quadrants |
| Temper: | flatscreen TV-quality matte |
| Snap: | rocks for such a thin pour |
Aroma 9.1 / 10
3 hi-def & distinct scents:
a) morning grass; b) soft wood (bamboo); c) light nut (cashew)… indelibly fresh & oxidized by a stream to sum up a chocolate meadow brook
then grass gives way to tobacco & hay
a) morning grass; b) soft wood (bamboo); c) light nut (cashew)… indelibly fresh & oxidized by a stream to sum up a chocolate meadow brook
then grass gives way to tobacco & hay
Mouthfeel 12.6 / 15
| Texture: | taut, thick pudding |
| Melt: | pro-last-inator |
Flavor 46.8 / 50
cream immediately unto dark café au lait -> black mulberry -> chicory -> almond -> tarragon-licorice / spice 'n herb combo -> tonka bean in hay -> turgid vanilla custard, sweet underside -> deglet noor date skins
Quality 17.5 / 20
Texture so thick & turgid it almost obstructs Flavor except it too consolidates a dense-pack.
Those flavor points very contiguous to one another (no divergent highs counterpoised against lows) & heavy flavor loads (which still, paradoxically, streamlines / mainlines a supple flexion of grounded blacks & browns). All of them excellent without any extraneous notes.
Similar to Idilio / Felchlin, recent Domoris, & Rogues, these superior barsmiths rarely excite the senses anymore. They just luxuriantly bath them. The difference between bubbles versus milk & honey. Each of these barsmiths calibrate their respective profiles meticulously, on occasion even exceedingly.
Some might sigh 'boring' while others will be too enmeshed in the hush of this chocolate to dissent.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter
Reviewed August 19, 2014
Those flavor points very contiguous to one another (no divergent highs counterpoised against lows) & heavy flavor loads (which still, paradoxically, streamlines / mainlines a supple flexion of grounded blacks & browns). All of them excellent without any extraneous notes.
Similar to Idilio / Felchlin, recent Domoris, & Rogues, these superior barsmiths rarely excite the senses anymore. They just luxuriantly bath them. The difference between bubbles versus milk & honey. Each of these barsmiths calibrate their respective profiles meticulously, on occasion even exceedingly.
Some might sigh 'boring' while others will be too enmeshed in the hush of this chocolate to dissent.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter
Reviewed August 19, 2014