Príncipe
A cacao growing region in São Tomé and Príncipe.
São Tomé and Príncipeearthynutty
The smaller of the two islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, where cacao grows on and around the ruins of the roças — the plantation estates whose labour conditions prompted an international boycott in the early twentieth century.
- Country
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Flavour families
- earthy, nutty
Terroir
Volcanic soils and very high rainfall on a small equatorial island, with old Amelonado plantings under regenerating forest.
Flavour character
Speciality lots are often described as earthy and full-bodied with a modest fruit edge.
InferredSource: ChocolateHQ
Related
Part of
- São Tomé and PríncipeThe smaller of the two islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, where cacao grows on and around the ruins of the roças — the plantation estates whose labour conditions prompted an international boycott in the early twentieth century.
Varieties planted here
- AmelonadoDocumented as planted in this region, though plantings within a region are rarely uniform and material is frequently mixed. Príncipe — The smaller of the two islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, where cacao grows on and around the ruins of the roças — the plantation estates whose labour conditions prompted an international boycott in the early twentieth century..
- ForasteroDocumented as planted in this region, though plantings within a region are rarely uniform and material is frequently mixed. Príncipe — The smaller of the two islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, where cacao grows on and around the ruins of the roças — the plantation estates whose labour conditions prompted an international boycott in the early twentieth century..
Sources
- ChocolateHQ editorial synthesis — ChocolateHQ(citation identity confirmed; passage not re-read)