Pierre Marcolini: Can one really tell from the taste of this chocolate if it is expensive?

Area:  Midland Square B1 ミッドランドスクエア　(Across the street from Nagoya Station)
Restaurant:  Pierre Marcolini　ピエール　マルコリーニ
Website and info:  http://www.pierremarcolini.jp/shop/nagoya.html

Hours:  11am-8pm

Just by stepping into this chocolatier, instantly you know that it will be expensive.  The dim lightning, and chocolate truffles showcased in glass give this feeling away.  It is possible to have a taste of the store's specialty chocolate in the cafe.  It looks like a high-class drink bar, but it's a coffee and dessert cafe.  If you order a dessert, you can enjoy a free coffee with it.  However, after seeing a movie at the 5th floor cinema, a presentation of the ticket allowed me a free chocolate truffle (in addition to the one that comes with the original order).

The orange and white truffle was a mango and caramel flavor.  The balance of these two flavours along with the mildly sweet white chocolate was a nice match.  The other chocolate is apparently a mix of cocoa from Venezuela, Ecuador and Madagascar.  I'm not sure your everyday person can really appreciate this, so to me it just tasted like dark chocolate.  These truffles may look big in this picture, but keep in mind that I ordered an espresso (630 yen), meaning the cup is small!  It was nicely made with good crema, and went nicely with the dark cocoa.