
Caves Santa Marta40a Vindima
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The 40a Vindima of the Caves Santa Marta is in the top 0 of wines of Douro.

Details and technical informations about Caves Santa Marta's 40a Vindima.
Discover the grape variety: Doçal de Refóios
Very fresh and light whites with a pale golden robe, airy palate with lively acidity, showing signature aromas of citrus (lemon), white flowers and nervous notes. Confidential heritage profile. Rare and confidential, it belongs to the heritage varieties preserved for their genetic and historical interest within the Vinho Verde DOC. Portuguese white autochtone variety from northern Minho, in the Lima sub-region.
Informations about the Caves Santa Marta
The Caves Santa Marta is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 49 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Douro
Cradle of Port: opulent fortified wine with notes of candied black fruit, cocoa, fig, walnut and spice, from young fruity Ruby to oxidative amber Tawny, plus age-worthy LBV and Vintage of exceptional cellaring. Also great dry Douro DOC reds, structured and deep (violet, black-fruited Touriga Nacional, elegant Touriga Franca, spicy Tinta Roriz). A few fresh Douro whites. Terraced vineyards (~40,000 ha) UNESCO on schist.
The wine region of Duriense
Portuguese IGP covering the Douro and Porto area (northeast), schist soils on vertiginous terraced slopes, dry continental climate, flexible status outside DOC. Touriga Nacional signature as red king (300+ authorised varieties): intense and floral with blackberry, black cherry, violet, garrigue, liquorice and mineral schist hint, firm tannins — noble Douro emblem. Supple Touriga Franca and spicy Tinta Roriz as complement. Fresh mineral whites and creative modern sparkling.
The word of the wine: Downy mildew
Disease of the vine due to a fungus. Downy mildew is formidable because it attacks all the organs, from the stem to the grapes, including the leaves, in depth. It was against it that the famous copper and lime-based Bordeaux mixture was developed.









