Organic Oriado 60% Tasting Bar

A chocolate alliance from Dominican Republic & Peru

Are you looking for an exceptional dark chocolate? Valrhona has selected two high quality cocoas from Peru and the Dominican Republic to create Oriado 60%. With it, you will find the best of chocolate, made from the best raw materials in the world. Produced from organic farming and certified FairTrade / Max Havelaar, Oriado is a perfect example of Valrhona's ambition to create exceptional cocoa.
History of the Oriado 60% dark chocolate bar
Created in 2015, Oriado is the visible expression of Valrhona's commitment to a quality product and better traceability of the cocoa chain. For the first time, the origins of a marriage of Grands Crus have been revealed in order to ensure total transparency.
Origin of the Oriado 60% dark chocolate bar
In order to enrich the aromatic palette of the Mariages de Grands Crus, Valrhona has developed this dark chocolate for tasting, which is distinguished by its vanilla sweetness and balance. The cocoa beans used to make this Oriado dark chocolate come from the Dominican Republic (the world's leading producer and exporter of organic cocoa) and Peru (the second largest producer, known for its long tradition of cocoa production). For the past ten years, Valrhona has been cultivating terroir and long-lasting relationships with producers in both countries, with the ambition of creating an exceptional cocoa, now certified Fairtrade /Max Havelaar and organically grown.
Tasting advice

Oriado 60%, expresses round and powerful notes which evolve towards aromas of ripe and acid fruits. It remains however is the softest of the dark chocolates. Its enveloping vanilla sweetness and its not very sweet taste will please the amateurs of soft and balanced dark.
Suggestions of associations
This Oriado dark chocolate goes very well with fruits such as beet or citrus fruits, or spices such as sichuan, or fleur de sel. This chocolate will reveal its full aromatic palette when tasted with a strong black espresso. Its balance and its vanilla note will allow you to easily associate it with your other ingredients such as: red fruits, apricots, pear or the sweetness of caramel or peanut...

Gluten Free