Chocolates and Wine
Leonidas chocolates and wines, the most beautiful of marriages!
In order to discern the types of wine that would induce a perfect combination with our chocolates, Leonidas has enlisted the professional expertise of William Wouters, Premier Sommelier of Belgium. His recommendations include sweet and natural wines such as Rivesaltes and Banyuls for a perfect union of sensory pleasures. As alliances recognize no boundaries, there are also beautiful unions with Champagne, Cognac, Liqueurs, Sherry, Madeira and Port Wines and Whisky.
Ignite the greatest pleasure for the fine palates to savour.
Liqueur
Grand-Marnier cordon rouge with Lingot (Dark)
Crunch on a pure, glossy praline with a hint of roasted nuts and orange, best after dinner with a sip of Grand-Marnier.
Grand-Marnier one hundred year old vintage with Manon Café (White)
You don’t have to be a centenarian to benefit from this delicacy. The subtle mixture of old Cognac with bitter orange should combined with the classic white chocolate Manon.
Grand-Marnier one hundred year old vintage with Manon Café (Milk)
A rich Arabica coffee chocolate with a strong lingering taste and texture of chestnuts infuses the Grand Marnier Champagne with a blend of exotic orange flavors.
Grand-Marnier one hundred & fifty year old vintage with Orangette et citronnette
The refreshing citronnette and the complementary nature of the orangette offer you an original and classic cocktail, encased in fine and discrete chocolate, in harmony with a Grand Marnier of the finest cognacs.
Cognac
Remy Martin VSOP with Manon Café( Milk)
A rich, top-quality, flavoursome praline with the taste of fresh coffee and roasted hazelnuts, sublimated by this fine champagne with flavours of oak, liquorice and dried fruit.
Remy Martin XO with Casanova (Dark)
Let yourself be charmed by this Casanova crunch with notes of fine praline. Be seduced by this excellent Remy Martin cognac with powerful and yet delicate aromas.
Alternatively
Remy Martin XO with Lingot (Milk)
A lightly caramelized chocolate delicacy with a smooth vanilla cream combined with a Fine Champagne from noble soil, with flavours of citrus and dried fruits.
Champagne
Ruinart Brut 1996 with Manon Café (white)
A light and smooth praline with roasted tones and a hint of vanilla. The flavour of champagne will linger on your tastebuds.
Ruinart Brut Rose with Irresistible (White)
The sweetness of white chocolate reinforced by a fine strawberry cream, perfectly united with the power and elegance of this rose champagne with fruity notes.
Ruinart Brut Rose with Fraise Massepain
A fine and delicate strawberry-flavoured almond paste combined with rose champagne brings out the flavors of both delicacies.
Dom Ruinart Rose 1990 Desiree (White)
Mellow pineapple cream coated in seductive white chocolate combined with a great rose vintage with the flavours of crystallized fruits.
Sweet Natural Wine
Aged Rivesaltes with Manon Café (Dark)
The creaminess of Manon Café lends subtlety, finesse and plenty of cocoa, and finally a mix of hazelnut to the wine aromas.
Aged Rivesaltes with Forever
This coffee praline, “Forever”, accentuates the orange aroma of the wine.
Rivesaltes Regis Boucabeille 1996 with I Love You
A subtle dark chocolate with a refreshing lemon flavour, “I Love You” matches beautifully with the finesse and elegance of the wine
Banyuls – Roumani Dore with Orangette
An exquisite match; the same aromas are present, the chocolate is elegant and subtle. The power of the crystallized orange is on par with the wine.
Banyuls – Saint Elme / Banyuls – Rimatge 2001 with Princesse Enrobee (Dark)
Perfect combination of a smooth praline and a very mature wine.
Sherry
15 Year Old Solera Especial with Manon Café (White)
An unexpected marriage; roasted hazelnut linking this fine chocolate and this oloroso sherry with notes of dried and preserved fruits.
Madeira Wine with Orangette
Crystallised orange, bitter chcoclate crunch, a young Madeira in its Sunday best, designed to give you pleasure assured.
Madeira Wine with Napolitain (Dark)
An exchange of subtle flavours between pure chocolate and straight and honest Madeira.
5 Year Old Verdelho Madeira Eve (Milk)
The mellow flavour of banana cream and the smoothness of the milk chocolate brings harmony to this delicate Verdelho with fruity and roasted aromas.
5 Year Old Bual Madeira with Finesse (Dark)
Let you hair down and indulge in the pleasure of this pure chocolate and this straight and distinctive Madeira.
5 Year Old Malmsey Madeira with Noisette Masquee (Black)
The aroma of dark chocolate, well-mixed praline and beautifully roasted hazelnut is increased tenfold by the strong flavours of a sweet and structured Madeira.
Port
Smith Woodhouse Lodge Reserve with Irresistible (Dark)
A strong chocolate coating with a delicate strawberry filling is best combined with a Port of “Character”.
Smith Woodhouse L.B.V. 1994 with Dresse Noisette
The pure and creamy ganache blends with the fullness of the Port with its cocoa notes. And finally, the roasted aroma of the hazelnut brings out the intensity of the praline, making this a delicious pairing.
5 Year old Malmsey Madeira with Fraise Massepain
A mouthful of strawberry, a sip of Port, a delicious, strawberry paste and the subtle aroma of red fruits arising from the wine. Watch as your guests ask for more.
