Madagascar Sambirano Cacao Ceremonial

Ceremonial cocoa (full-fat cocoa paste, cocoa pulp) of the Trinitario variety comes from the Sambirano Valley in Madagascar.

This cocoa is distinguished by an extremely complex, dry flavor with notes of flowers and dessert chocolate. Initially, strong and refreshing notes of dry white wine are perceptible, which then develop into a light, floral flavor, finally developing into a deep and intensely chocolatey one.

Maliolo Plantation

Maliolo is one of eight plantations covering 635 hectares of land owned by MAVA S.A. This former state property is partly owned by Chocolaterie Robert, a Madagascan company owned by the Ramanandraibe family, which actively contributed to Madagascar’s post-colonial economic and industrial revival. All cocoa trees are grown organically in a traditional agro-forestry system. The beans are fermented in wooden stacked boxes for a period of six days, and then the beans are dried on wooden tables for about a week.