Description THE CHOCOLATE: Utilizing infusion, Lucid has created a truly unique chocolate bar celebrating one of the most famous dessert wines in the world. Sauternes from Bordeaux are renowned as the gold standard for sweet wines, often with flavors of stone fruit and honey. These notes match perfectly with their floral and fruity VRAE 99 for an unforgettable tasting journey. THE PRODUCER: Juan Laura, a farmer from Pichari Alta (High Pichari) in northern Cusco, produces a variety of single-harvest genetics, with our favourite being VRAE-99. Known for its floral and fruity characteristics, it really is the perfect match for Sauternes. Juan Laura is one of the last remaining producers they are yet to visit, but they have met multiple times at the Salon del Cacao in Lima. They are a full family operation, with the wife and two daughters all actively involved in the business. Their cacao is hard to secure and fetches a high price, but they feel it’s absolutely worth it. HISTORY: With a production history dating back to the 16th Century, and heavily influenced by the Dutch merchants’ desire for sweeter wines to sell to Scandinavian customers, Sauternes wine from Bordeaux has been perfected over centuries, solidifying its place in the world as one of the most sought-after dessert wines. The key to its incredible flavor and sweetness comes from the application of the natural process of noble rot, which requires a set of specific weather conditions to sweeten the grapes naturally. The fungus, also known as Botrytis cinerea, thrives in humid mornings followed by sunny, dry afternoons. It penetrates the grape’s skin, allowing water to evaporate. As a result, the sugars and acids concentrate, producing a juice with intense and complex flavours, the most typical notes being stone fruit, citrus, and honey 1.8 oz
