Bonnat Maragnan Brazil 75%

Bonnat is one of the oldest chocolate makers in France, and their single-origin bars are built on a simple premise: name the place, let the cacao speak for it. Maragnan is the old French rendering of Maranhão, the coastal Brazilian state whose name traces back to the Mearim River. That geographic precision on the wrapper is a signal. This is not a blended-origin bar smoothed for consistency. It is a record of one place at 75% cacao, with enough cocoa butter to carry whatever the beans brought in from the harvest.

Four members have scored it in the archive, and the average sits at 4.00 out of 5. That is a small sample, but a steady one. Pull it from the shelf when you want to compare what Brazil tastes like against the African and Southeast Asian origins nearby. The contrast will do more than any tasting note can.