Caves Santa Marta
Caves Santa Marta, CRL
Caves Santa Marta was founded in 1959 as a cooperative. In 1970 it was merged with another cooperative, Adega de Medrões, and in 1973 with Cumieira. In 1998 Caves Santa Marta was the first cooperative to release a vintage port.
Vintage Port tasting notes:
| House | Caves Santa Marta | Vintage | 1998 |
| Colour | Garnet red | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dried fruit, Christmas spices, dates | Score range | 16.00 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Dried fruit, fully developed with only some tannins left, long finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 25th November 2019 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at Munskänkarna, Malmö.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Caves Santa Marta | Vintage | 1999 |
| Colour | Yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Creme caramel, toffee and a hint of crème candy in the nose. | Score range | 14.90 - 14.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Will not be better. A modern port style but balanced with toffee and crème caramel in taste. Quite nice but not so long finish. Drink up. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 11th October 2020 | Point this date | 14.90 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Caves Santa Marta | Vintage | 2000 |
| Colour | Yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Cacao, fudge, raisin and roasted coffee beans in the nose. | Score range | 15.00 - 15.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Sweet but will not be better. Balanced and very easy to drink and enjoy now. Cacao, fudge and raisin in taste with rather attractive finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 24th October 2020 | Point this date | 15.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Caves Santa Marta | Vintage | 2002 |
| Colour | Still very dark but with a yellow mature colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Cinnamon, spiciness, herbs, cacao and sweet liquorice in the nose. | Score range | 15.90 - 15.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking and will not be much better but easy to drink and very delicate today. Balanced and very tasty with herbs, spiciness and sweet liquorice in the mouth. Quite sweet with a delicious and quite long finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 22nd May 2021 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |