Amedei | Nove (9) - 75% Dark Chocolate
From Fiamma's Signature Collection - the family treasure, twice crowned.
Type: Dark Chocolate
Cacao Percentage: 75%
Tasting Summary: · citrus · precious woods · roasted almond · hot chocolate
Tasting Notes: Amedei calls this their family treasure - and they don't say that lightly.
And it's a family treasure as this is a special bar!
Nove is the Italian word for nine, and this bar is an expertly blended - and closely guarded - combination of nine different beans. And blending nine cacaos into one exceptional bar is extraordinarily hard - each origin has to add its voice without drowning out the others. Get it wrong and the bar is muddled noise; get it right, and you have something like Nove. Blending is a skill!
The result - a bar that is powerful but composed: bright citrus and precious woods at the front, sweet roasted almond through the middle, and a long warm finish that lingers like fine hot chocolate. The melt is creamy and unhurried.
A two-time Golden Bean winner at London's Academy of Chocolate (2009 and 2011) - chocolate's equivalent of an Oscar, by Amedei's own reckoning.
Whispers in the chocolate world hint at Chuao and Porcelana hiding among the nine beans in this bar, however given how vanishingly rare those beans are, we wouldn't bet the farm on it. Amedei aren't telling, and honestly, that's half the fun.
Bean Origin: Nine plantations, a blend kept closely guarded by the maker
Made in: Tuscany, Italy
Bar Size: 50 g
Story: Nove is the result of decades of patient work - nine cacao origins discovered and brought back to productivity, then composed into a single bar. Each plantation contributes a single note; the whole produces a chocolate of remarkable depth and harmony. It's Amedei's philosophy distilled: pure cocoa butter, slow conching, and just enough ingredients to let the cacao speak for itself. The result has earned the Golden Bean twice and a permanent place in Amedei's family treasure lineup.
Fiamma Tip: Settle in, take your time, and let it melt slowly - Nove rewards patience. Beautiful with an espresso, or pair with a Tuscan Vin Santo to echo its home soil.
TIMING: We don't believe anyone should wait too long for chocolate and aim to have your chocolate packaged and shipped within 1-2 business days. The sooner the better as far as we're concerned :)
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