Microregion guide
Dota
도타
A Tarrazú coffee subregion with farms and mills in Santa María and Copey.
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Place and growing environment
Part of the Los Santos mountains; Dota Coffee Company grows Geisha and Catuai at high elevations in Copey.
Recorded flavors
- 01Floral
- 02Honey
- 03Creamy finish
Processing
Washed · Black honey
Grown varieties
Catuai · Geisha · Pacamara · Villa Lobos · Sudan Rume · Typica · Bourbon · SL28 · Centroamericano · Typica Mejorada · Red Catuai
Catuai
A productive compact variety released by Brazil's IAC in 1972.
- Lineage
- Selected from a cross of Mundo Novo and Caturra.
- Growing conditions
- Its compact stature supports dense planting; susceptible to leaf rust.
- Traits
- Separate selections produce red or yellow fruit.
Gesha
A name used for several genetically distinct coffee lineages originating in Ethiopia.
- Lineage
- Descendants of accession T2722 distributed in Panama form a distinct lineage.
Pacamara
A large-bean variety developed by El Salvador's ISIC with high cup potential.
- Lineage
- Selected from Pacas × Maragogipe.
- Growing conditions
- Generally compact and susceptible to rust and Ojo de Gallo disease.
- Traits
- Very large seeds; traits continue to segregate between generations.
Sudan Rume
An Arabica lineage used as a breeding parent of F1 cultivars including Milenio.
- Growing conditions
- Also grown as separate lots by Café Granja La Esperanza in Colombia.
- Traits
- PT's Granja La Esperanza natural lot shows grape, molasses and grapefruit-zest notes.
Typica
A foundational Arabica variety distributed worldwide via Java.
- Lineage
- Seeds transferred from India to Java in the late seventeenth century founded the modern Typica variety.
- Growing conditions
- Tall, low-yielding trees susceptible to major coffee diseases.
- Traits
- Adapted to cool growing conditions and valued for cup quality in Central America.
Bourbon
A traditional variety central to the ancestry of cultivated Arabica.
- Lineage
- Belongs to the Bourbon genetic group and underlies several compact varieties.
- Growing conditions
- Tall plants susceptible to leaf rust and coffee berry disease.
- Traits
- Strong high-altitude cup potential; fruit ripens relatively early.
SL28
A drought-tolerant selection made by Kenya's Scott Laboratories in 1935.
- Lineage
- Selected from Tanganyika Drought Resistant, with Bourbon-related genetics.
- Growing conditions
- Suited to middle and high elevations; drought tolerant but susceptible to major diseases.
- Traits
- Long-lived trees can remain productive, with strong high-altitude cup potential.
Centroamericano
An F1 variety released in 2010 through a Central American breeding collaboration.
- Lineage
- A cross of T5296 and Rume Sudan.
- Growing conditions
- Establishment depends on early root development and nutrition; propagated clonally.
- Traits
- Combines strong yield potential with high-altitude cup quality.
Red Catuai
A group of red-fruited Catuaí cultivars released by Brazil's IAC in 1972.
- Lineage
- Derived from Caturra Amarelo crossed with Mundo Novo.
- Traits
- Compact stature.
Lot details
Santa Teresa Typica White Honey
Roger Ureña — Santa Teresa 2000
Santa María de Dota
- Variety · process
- Typica MejoradaWhite honey
- Tasting notes
- Orange blossom · Apricot · Plum · White chocolate
Santa Teresa
Roger Ureña Hidalgo — Santa Teresa 2000
Santa María de Dota, Tarrazú · Harvest 2024-12–2025-02
- Variety · process
- SL28White honey
- Tasting notes
- Elderflower · Mulberry · Pomelo
Santa Teresa 2000
Roger Urena Hidalgo
Santa María de Dota, Tarrazú
- Variety · process
- SL28Fully Washed
- Tasting notes
- Cherry · Blackcurrant · Plum · Cranberry · Brown sugar · Caramel
Sources
- Costa Rica Guanacaste from Coopedota(opens in a new tab)
Ally Coffee · Accessed
- Dota Coffee Company(opens in a new tab)
Dota Coffee Company · Accessed
- Denominación de Origen Café Tarrazú(opens in a new tab)
Consejo Regulador de la D.O. Café Tarrazú · Accessed
- Geisha 340 g — Black Honey(opens in a new tab)
Dota Coffee Company · Accessed
- Tarrazú — producer relationships(opens in a new tab)
Exclusive Coffees · Accessed
- Solis & Cordero Higueronal F1(opens in a new tab)
Sucafina · Accessed
- Costa Rica Selections — Santa Teresa Typica White Honey(opens in a new tab)
Opal Coffee · Accessed
- Santa Teresa Typica White Honey — Factsheet(opens in a new tab)
Opal Coffee · Accessed
- Costa Rica — Santa Teresa SL28 White Honey(opens in a new tab)
Craft Coffee Roaster · Accessed
- Santa Teresa 2000 — Beto SL28 Fully Washed(opens in a new tab)
Coffee Libre · Accessed
- Finca Voo Cup of Excellence(opens in a new tab)
Moklair · Accessed
- Location: Copey de Dota(opens in a new tab)
Dota Coffee Company · Accessed