Impact
Out of Amedei’s geographic zone... a mismatch between it & the origin.
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Appearance 4 / 5
| Color: | creamsicle orange dipped in mellow brown |
| Surface: | uniform |
| Temper: | good wax job |
| Snap: | among the best – tall, high pitch crackle; holds temper along exposed edge |
Aroma 7.4 / 10
cocoa thru & thru w/ a drop of coffee, small wind of bay leaves & branches, & trace wintergreen; white-grape on the rubdown
Mouthfeel 13.1 / 15
| Texture: | voluminous |
| Melt: | contractual |
Flavor 39.8 / 50
sweet grape takes a chocolate turn, goes onto a dry patch... comes out mineral iodine -> coffee -> grape returns as swollen sun-burnt currant
Quality 15.7 / 20
Amedei’s classicism falls to a disadvantage here. Grenada in some ways is the PNG (Papua New Guinea) of the Caribbean - unruly & unpredictable. Those who succeed in taming this Island really know the territory & take an assertive approach processing its rugged beans (e.g., Chocovic) - which cuts against Amedei’s nature.