Origin
Country
Brazil
Region
Sul de Minas
Producer
Luis Claudio Barbosa
Farm
Fazenda Cerrado
Coffee Specifications
Variety
Arara
Process
Nucoffee Artisans - Induced Fermented
Harvest
-
Tasting notes
Strawberry, blackberry, wine, papaya, citrus, orange flower, honeycomb.
Certifications
N/A
Packaging
Bag 60 Kg
Warehouse Location
THE ANNEX INC. - CA
Container Number
MSKU7435720
About Grower
Luis Claudio Barbosa
The Cerrado Farm is located between the municipalities of Três Corações and Cambuquira, in southern Minas Gerais, at an altitude of 1,100 meters and close to sources where some of the best mineral waters on the planet spring. Our coffee plantation area spans 60 hectares and our Bengal lychee orchard has 800 fruit trees. Among the coffee varieties grown are Catuaí, Mundo Novo, Acaiá, and Bourbon Amarelo. Our average annual coffee production is 2,000 60kg sacks of 100% arabica coffee, with specialty coffee scores ranging from 82 to 88 points. The average lychee production is 40 tons per year.
About
Production
All coffee processing (washing, pulping, drying on patios and static dryers, cleaning, and packaging in bags) is done on the property, from where they are sent to customers all around the world. The farm has a legal reserve area of approximately 20 hectares, where various species of flora and fauna from the Atlantic Forest inhabit, such as hares, field deer, agoutis, toucans, foxes, seriema birds, caracara hawks, maned wolves, as well as a multitude of tree species such as jacaranda, jatobá, candeia, maçaranduba, ipê, and jequitibá. In addition to several protected water sources in total harmony with the productive environment. Around 50% of the total coffee area is irrigated by drip irrigation.
About
Region
Southern Minas Gerais is one of Brazil’s most productive coffee producing areas. This region has grown Arabica coffee since the 1850s and is characterized by rolling hills, a mild climate averaging 23° C, and high elevations.
While some of the largest coffee producing properties in Brazil are located in Sul de Minas, more than half of the region’s producers are small to medium-sized farms. Sul de Minas accounts for, on average, 30% of Brazil’s coffee production.
The mountainous terrain, reaching up to 1400 meters above sea level, is ideally suited for growing coffee and Sul de Minas has increased production quality through investments in infrastructure and sustainability measures. The most commonly cultivated varieties are Yellow Catuai and Mundo Novo, with some farms also growing Icatu, Obatã and Red Catuai.
Most of the coffee produced is processed as Natural and the final cup profiles are full bodied, with low acidity and fruity aromas.
Final
Message
The Cerrado Farm's mission is to produce the highest quality coffee and lychee possible, providing financial returns to its owners while ensuring fair compensation for its employees, and respecting the environment, suppliers, and customers.
