Domori
90% Fondente Dark Chocolate Criollo (bar)
Good + - Good ++
Weight: 1.76 oz. (50 g.) in total bar
Calories: 301.5 calories in 1 bar
Cost: $8.00 (+ summer shipping) for 1 bar
Purchased from: Bar and Cocoa, online order
Welcome to Day #5 of Chocolate and Venezuela Theme Week.
Today's 90% Fondente Dark Chocolate Criollo (bar) was from Domori (None, Italy).
The aroma of this bar softened a bit after the inner, sealed wrapper was opened. Aroma notes (in order of appearance) included: unsweetened dark chocolate, roasted peanut butter with a hint of fruit jam, green (forest vegetation, green stalks, seed, roasted artichoke), dried fruit (prune, banana peel), faint maple syrup, s'more (fire-roasted marshmallow, graham cracker and chocolate treat)...and much later, a trace of molasses.
The first bite yielded a very satisfying, smooth, even, thick nut butter melt and texture.
The ultra-dark 90% chocolate had just a flicker of sweetness and a light balanced bitter-sour taste throughout. (Not quite pink grapefruit level, but a muffled notch below that on the same scale.) Flavor included relatively bold (for Criollo variety cacao beans) nutty, roasted and cocoa notes that lingered into the finish.
What a difference a day (and 10%) makes. Today's Domori 90% Criollo bar was quite a switch from its sweeter, fruitier 80% Criollo bar sibling (enjoyed and reviewed yesterday, 9/12/2021). These differences were a testament to the variables and choices that exist when making each batch of chocolate. While there were some similar notes between the two chocolates, this 90% bar will appeal more to ultra-dark fans who appreciate bolder and roasted flavors.
Tasting notes: "Exciting notes of dried fruit with extraordinary persistence. Excellent balance."
Ingredients: Cocoa mass, cane sugar.
Allergen-related information: "May contain traces of nuts, milk and soy." No gluten ingredients