Saint Domingue

70% cocoa content From Santo Domingo in Central America, Trinitario, this chocolate stimulates the taste buds with exotic fruit aromas, vanilla, milk and honey scents. Suitable for all good red wines without pronounced acidity, such as:B. Samtrot, Zweigelt, Schwarzriesling, Lemberger, but also Chardonnay and Weißburgunder.    For this exclusive Dark Chocolate – Saint Domingue, a Trinitario bean from Santo Domingo is used. This 70% chocolate develops aromas of exotic fruit, vanilla, milk and honey.    The Trinitario is one of the important basic varieties of cocoa. It originally comes from the island of Trinidad. The variety originated there in the 18th century. Century, after Criollo cocoa was almost completely destroyed by a natural disaster. At that time, the plantations were reforested with Forastero cocoa, which led to hybridization with the remains of the Criollo trees. The resulting Trinitario bean has the resistance of the Forastero, but the excellent, strong cocoa taste and the expressive aroma of the Criollo. Another possibility for the origin of the Trinitario is told in Venezuela. It is assumed that the plants originated there and were then moved to Trinidad. The sought-after Criollo cocoa bean also grows on Santo Domingue. It accounts for only 5% of global cocoa production, although it has a sweet aroma, almost no bitterness and a delicate taste. The bean has a red and purple color when ripe. Due to this minimal production quantity, the beans are in high demand and are therefore purchased by larger companies. Saint Domingue’s cocoa production can only cover about 1% of the world’s cocoa demand.    With its aromas, this exclusive chocolate goes well with red wines without pronounced acidity, such as a Samtrot, a Zweigelt, a Schwarzriesling, a Lemberger or a Chardonnay as well as a Weißburgunder. Due to its fruity, floral note, the chocolate also harmonizes with an orange spirit. Try our other chocolates with cocoa from Santo Domingo: Coeur de Cacao Saint Domingue Orange Vitis Noir In a gift package with the appropriate wine, the excellent chocolate can serve as an excellent souvenir. For Father's Day, but also Mother's Day, chocolate is a present that is not an everyday occurrence. But the chocolate is also an extraordinary idea when packaged under the Christmas tree or in an Easter basket. If you want to do something good for yourself and live a vegan lifestyle, then this dark chocolate is made for you or you can give it as a gift to like-minded people if you want something special. You can order chocolate and pralines online here in the Schell Chocolates shop. We deliver the chocolates and pralines to the address of your choice. If you wish, you can also have our handcrafted products sent to friends and family. They will certainly be delighted with the exclusive chocolates or delicious pralines. Or stop by our café and enjoy a delicious piece of cake or tart from our in-house pastry shop with an excellent cup of coffee. There we also offer our exclusive chocolates and pralines to take away.