Tropical flower
Rivanka
Rivanka is an ANTOKALY Pompona lot that has taken root in Malagasy red earth, grown away from the ocean front along the Ankavanana river, which gave the lot its name. This distance from the ocean contributes to the softness of its reading and to its tropical aromas of flower, fruit and black olive.
A supple Pompona, with broad pods heavily charged with seeds.
Rivanka belongs to the spicy and unexpected family of ANTOKALY Pompona, a house of rare vanillas from Madagascar rooted in the SAVA. On this single territory, 3 varieties open the map and 10 lots fill it, each with the signature of its terroir. Rivanka takes its own from the red earth and the Ankavanana river, which gave the lot its name.
Characteristics
- Variety
- Vanilla pompona
- Harvest
- 2025
- Ageing
- 8 months
- Pod size
- 15 to 24 cm
- Humidity
- 30 to 38%
The terroir
Grown in agroforestry like all our productions, Rivanka grows inland, on the edge of the Ankavanana river. ANTOKALY gave the lot this name for the watercourse that borders it. One has to go upriver to find it, far from the ocean front, in an area where tropical forest remains dense.
This distance from the ocean softens its expression. Carried by the river and sheltered by a living forest canopy, this Pompona has found its own balance in Malagasy red earth.
The expression
The aromatic beam opens on tropical flower, carried by a naturally soft profile.
Then comes the fruit, then the black olive that sets the Pompona signature. A reading that opens a register of its own, particular to Pompona.
The maturation craft
Like all ANTOKALY vanillas, Rivanka enters Malagasy rosewood chests after preparation. The wood breathes with it, regulates humidity and lets the essential oils find their melt.
It leaves the chest when aromatic maturity is reached.
In the kitchen
A vanilla for signature desserts, dark chocolates, spirits and savoury preparations. Its broad pods, heavily charged with seeds, give a full reading from the infusion onward.
References
Rivanka is one of the Pompona lots that have found their way on our red earth. We decided to share it for its soft aromas of tropical flower, fruit and black olive. The pods are broad, heavily charged with seeds. It is especially interesting in savoury preparations, in spirits and in signature desserts.
Landrique BE, co-founder ANTOKALY