{"id":592,"date":"2025-08-21T19:06:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T18:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sellick.org\/index.php\/2025\/08\/21\/the-chocolate-block-boekenhoutskloof-2020-franschhoek-south-africa\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T19:06:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T18:06:40","slug":"the-chocolate-block-boekenhoutskloof-2020-franschhoek-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sellick.org\/index.php\/2025\/08\/21\/the-chocolate-block-boekenhoutskloof-2020-franschhoek-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"THE CHOCOLATE BLOCK &#8211; Boekenhoutskloof, 2020, Franschhoek, South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>2025-08-21<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Chocolate Block 2020 presents a clear ruby colour with a medium intensity. The nose offers a Medium complexity of aromas, with primary notes of blackberry, secondary hints of vanilla, and tertiary earthy undertones. On the palate, the medium-bodied wine showcases a Medium acidity, a subtle presence of tannin, and a dry sweetness. The flavor intensity is Medium, with primary tastes of blackberry, secondary notes of vanilla, and tertiary earthy hints.<\/p>\n<h3>Food pairings<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Blackberry sorbet for a sweet and tangy match<\/li>\n<li>Grilled steak with earthy mushroom gravy<\/li>\n<li>Pan-seared salmon with vanilla-infused beurre blanc<\/li>\n<li>Roasted vegetable skewers with a hint of vanilla<\/li>\n<li>Spicy black bean tacos with a creamy kick<\/li>\n<li>Earthy lentil soup with crusty bread<\/li>\n<li>Dark chocolate truffles for a rich and indulgent treat<\/li>\n<li>Herbed goat cheese with a side of earthy crackers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025-08-21 The Chocolate Block 2020 presents a clear ruby colour with a medium intensity. The nose offers a Medium complexity of aromas, with primary notes of blackberry, secondary hints of vanilla, and tertiary earthy undertones. On the palate, the medium-bodied wine showcases a Medium acidity, a subtle presence of tannin, and a dry sweetness. The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":591,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wineclub"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sellick.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1000022566_20250821180610-scaled.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sellick.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/592","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sellick.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sellick.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sellick.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sellick.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=592"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sellick.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/592\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sellick.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sellick.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sellick.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sellick.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}