Ocumare de la Costa

A cacao growing region in Venezuela.

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A coastal Venezuelan valley in Aragua state, neighbouring Chuao and similarly reached mainly by sea. It has its own long-standing reputation for Criollo-descended material and is one of the few Venezuelan valley names traded in its own right.

Country
Venezuela
Flavour families
nutty, fruity

Terroir

A narrow coastal valley between the mountains and the Caribbean, with village-scale production and traditional drying.

Flavour character

Often described as nutty with dried fruit and low astringency.

InferredSource: ChocolateHQ

Other regions in Venezuela

Related

Part of

  • VenezuelaA coastal Venezuelan valley in Aragua state, neighbouring Chuao and similarly reached mainly by sea.

Varieties planted here

  • CriolloDocumented as planted in this region, though plantings within a region are rarely uniform and material is frequently mixed. Ocumare de la Costa — A coastal Venezuelan valley in Aragua state, neighbouring Chuao and similarly reached mainly by sea.
  • TrinitarioDocumented as planted in this region, though plantings within a region are rarely uniform and material is frequently mixed. Ocumare de la Costa — A coastal Venezuelan valley in Aragua state, neighbouring Chuao and similarly reached mainly by sea.

Sources

  • ChocolateHQ editorial synthesisChocolateHQ(citation identity confirmed; passage not re-read)