Brazil
Cerrado Mineiro
Osmar Pereira Nunes Junior and Gabriel Nunes
Fazenda Freitas
Mundo Novo
Natural
May-August
Creamy, Rhubarb, Milk Chocolate, Strawberries, Sweet Tropical Fruit, Juicy
950 meters
N/A
60kg with liner
SOLD OUT
For many years, Osmar Pereira Nunes was a beef cattle rancher. His son, Osmar Junior, began farming coffee with his father in 1984, when he planted the first 10 hectares of Arabica. Despite his history of having started with his father’s cattle ranch, the passion for agriculture proved stronger, intensified by the immigrants who arrived to invest in coffee in the lands of Cerrado Mineiro.
With the passage of time Osmar Junior acquired the Chapadão, Bom Jardim, and Fazenda Freitas farms that bring him such pride. Nunes Coffee continues the passion for coffee agriculture with Junior’s son, Gabriel, a recognized agronomist from the University of Viçosa. Gabriel applies his knowledge to further the farm and bring a business mindset to the family enterprise.
Today, there is a revolution happening in the countryside and another revolution happening across the palates of the world’s coffee drinkers. Modern machines evolve the processes of planting, management, harvest, and post harvest, speeding up and improving productivity. Mechanization brings unique benefits to coffee that pass all the way to the consumer’s cup.
Coffee harvested on the Nunes Coffee farms are evaluated to be some of the best in the world. Winners of national and international competitions, Nunes farms are recognized for their daily work, integrated dedication, and use of innovative technologies and advanced processing.
220 of Fazenda Freitas’ 300 hectares are planted with Mundo Novo, Red and Yellow Catuaí, Bourbon, Araras, Catucaí, Topázio, IBC-12, and Oeiras varieties of coffee in the city of Patrocinio. Fazenda Freitas employs both Natural and Pulped Natural processing.
The Cerrado Mineiro region, located in northwest of Minas Gerais State is a world-recognized, high-quality coffee producing origin and became the first Protected Geographical Indication in Brazil in 2005, with full Designation of Origin in 2013. A strong characteristic of this region is its well-defined seasons—a hot, wet summer followed by a pleasantly dry winter. The dry climate during harvest eliminates potential problems with humidity during the drying process.
Minas Gerais is Brazil’s principal agricultural state, and the Cerrado is home to many of the country’s celebrated coffee estates, with expertise in planting, harvesting, drying, and sorting. We love Cerrado coffees for their big body, rich chocolate notes, and velvety texture when pulled as espresso.
Today, the area’s 4,500 farmers produce a combined average of 6 million bags per harvest, with an average of 35 bags per hectare. To reach these production levels, producers had to first adapt to the region’s conditions. Coffee farmers first arrived in Cerrado in the 1970’s, after being pushed out of the state of Parana by frost and out of the state of Sao Paulo by nematodes. They found the soil in Cerrado to be very acidic, which they rectified with the application of calcium to create the healthy soils they enjoy today.
Cerrado coffee farms are cultivated in areas with elevations varying between 800 and 1,300 meters above sea level and are known for consistently producing high quality coffees with a repeatable profile. Independent of farm size, the spirit of professionalism is present throughout Cerrado’s coffee producers. Entrepreneurialism is part of farmers’ DNA, and many producers are second or third generation growers who also hold degrees in agronomic engineering, business management, and administration. While each family narrative is different, Cerrado is characterized by an enterprising attitude.
