PRODUCT

GRAND CRU DE TERROIR

ARAGUANI72%

Single origin/Chocolatey and full-bodied

ARAGUANI 72%

Valrhona choose “ARAGUANI” as the name for this Grand Cru Chocolate in reference to the native word “Araguaney”, which is the name of the beautiful National tree of Venezuela, with leaves of a deep golden yellow, and also for “Guarani”, the name of an indigenous tribe of Venezuela. Made from rare Venezuelan cocoa beans, ARAGUANI 72% can be compared to great wines with high tannins and a long lasting finish on the palate. It has flavors of currants and chestnuts with hints of honey and fresh baked bread. ARAGUANI can be compared to great wines with high tannins and a long-lasting finish on the palate.

ORIGIN AND TERROIR

ARAGUANI 72%

In Venezuela, the unique flavor of ARAGUANI comes from a prime example of rich land-sea soils found where the plantations in the Andean foothills meet the sea swept coastline of the Caribbean. Starting in the 1990s, Valrhona set out to protect and foster the diversity of Venezuelan cacaos through efforts like acquiring the El Pedregal plantation in 1992 to save an endangered cacao variety called Porcelana. ARAGUANI is the product of Valrhona's efforts to restore and blend ancient bean varieties originating from many different locales in the country's highly acclaimed northwestern growing region.

PRODUCT INFORMATION

Product parameters

Tempering temperature

Country of origin

France

Packaging Format

3 Kg

Best by

14months

Ingredients

Cocoa beans from Venezuela, brown sugar, cocoa butter, emulsifier (Sunflower lecithin), Vanilla.

Storage recommendations