Recommended product: Gran Kuwa Estate 2010 Vintage 64%
 
Since 1922, Valrhona has been an important representative of French chocolate, known for its delicate and smooth palate, solid and full-bodied flavor, whether it is the rich aroma of cocoa, the duet of bitterness and fruit acidity, or the light and long aftertaste that lingers between the lips and teeth.
 
Valrhona has 80 cocoa plantations in 22 countries, including Venezuela, Ghana and Ecuador, and has a vast amount of cocoa ingredients at its disposal that no other brand can match. In 2000, Valrhona set the benchmark by creatively selecting the finest ingredients for the Best Cocoa Estate of the Year to create a limited edition of fine chocolates, naming them after the vintage and the estate. Valrhona also discovered a sub-category of the Creolo bean, Chuao bean, which is the best of the best in cocoa beans and has had a profound impact on the entire industry, and it is Chuao beans that have created another famous chocolate brand, Amedei.