REVIEW - Godiva's Valentine's Chocolates

Here's a tip for the guys, if you are going to buy her chocolates for Valentine's Day you had better make sure they're good ones. I was sent some lovely confectionery from the well-known chocolatier Godiva.

First up, I tried the new limited edition Mont D'amour collection (it's a hard life right). This selection is about innovation and craftsmanship in the form of delicious mousse-based fillings featuring ingredients from France, Belgium, Japan and Sicily.

Fraises Des Bois is a wild strawberry mousse covered in dark chocolate. The flavour of the mousse was soft and subtle and the intense chocolate provided a pleasant contrast.

Cassis Marron features chestnut mousse with blackcurrant filling, covered with milk chocolate and blackcurrant powder. This was the most intensely flavoured of the bunch, rich, aromatic and seductive with a surprising tang of blackcurrant.

Noisette Citron is Sicilian lemon and hazelnut mousse in white chocolate. I loved this one, fresh, creamy and light I'd probably choose it over the darker chocolates any day. The nuttiness is barely there, almost just hinted at and it's not too sharp or sweet either.

Matcha was a little different, featuring Japanese green tea mousse in dark chocolate. Not my favourite of the bunch but a nice twist that some might find pleasantly surprising.

Fraise is a dark chcolate cased strawberry mousse including fruit from the Belgian region of Wepion. This was another favourite of mine, really creamy and velvety, subtle flavours and not overly sweet. Very easy to eat a few (or perhaps I'm just greedy).

In addition to this fabulous selection, my boyfriend helped me test out the Godiva Valentine's Coeur Fraise chocolates which came in a set of five. They are filled with a similar mouse to the Fraise chocolate from the collection above, but they are covered in white chocolate and finished off with a dainty little red heart made from chocolate.

I've one more set to try, but I think I might save that one to give to my Valentine on Valentine's Day itself. I'm certain there will be no complaints at all... the way to a man's heart and all that.