Le Salon Chocolat - Chocolaterie Frigoulette

Here, chocolate is crafted, tasted, and purchased, but it's also revealed through tours that trace the entire journey and transformation of the cocoa bean. Those with a thirst for knowledge can even try their hand at making chocolate themselves.

It's an ode to chocolate in a chalet, where everything begins with a doll's house-style welcome and sensory theater. Located at the foot of the Vercors mountains, in a natural setting, Chocolaterie Frigoulette awakens the taste buds of even the most curious gourmets in search of the finest chocolate.
This exceptional, purely artisanal chocolate factory was created over 17 years ago in Beaufort-sur-Gervanne, in the heart of nature.
From hazelnut praliné to papillote (lactose-free, gluten-free), chocolate-covered cocoa beans, orangettes, Malakoff, or chocolate-covered candied ginger cubes...
everything is "handmade" from production to packaging.
Surprising flavours to discover!
The historic recipe that awakens the taste buds of all gourmands ... is of course the Frigoulette papillote: a dark chocolate fondant combined with a crush of Sicilian hazelnuts, roasted over a wood fire in the Creuse region ... a unique recipe that is produced at over 4 tonnes a year, including 3 tonnes for Biocoop.
A rare and exceptional chocolate: no milk, no cream, no animal fat!
But the real "coup de coeur" is this unique, sensory, MILK-FREE Hot Chocolate... which can be enjoyed summer and winter alike, facing the Col des 3 Becs!
While the company's production is undoubtedly top-of-the-range, with surprising flavors, its demanding approach has earned the chocolate factory labels from the prestigious Collège Culinaire de France, Gault et Millau, Guide du Routard, Petit Futé, Vallée de la Gastronomie, Biopartenaires, Initiative Remarquable... The press has also taken an interest in this local nugget: Des racines et des Ailes, Télématin, France 3 and national newspapers.
Organic and Fair Trade chocolate, thanks to Kaoka, the sole supplier of beans and couverture, who ensures the perfect traceability of a single origin.
"Sao Tomé" for the Frigoulette chocolate factory:
a reassuring income policy for producers, ongoing reforestation for 25 years, and direct management of a cooperative of 3,500 producers.
A reassuring solution for consumers in search of meaning and pleasure!
Patricia Tripotin's team of enthusiasts enjoy talking to visitors and sharing their unique know-how.
Visitors are offered a true gourmet experience, with tastings every day, as well as guided tours and workshops on reservation.
Excellence that doesn't stop at the pleasure of tasting.