Brazil
Sul de Minas
Claudio Vinivius Pimentel
Fazenda Paraguai
Red Catuai
Natural
July-August
Chocolate, Citrus, Plum, Cocoa Powder
1025 meters
N/A
60kg with liner
SOLD OUT
Claudio Vinicius Pimentel comes from a long line of coffee producers and learned much from his father, José Claudio Pimentel, producer of coffees from Sítio São Bartolomeu, a farm that has been in the Pimentel family since the 1940’s. José Claudio also learned from his father and is proud to pass this knowledge on to his son.
Fazenda Paraguai is located in the São Bartolomeu community of the city of Lambari in Sul de Minas. The farm is packed with potential to produce quality coffees, which Claudio Vinicius sees as the greatest satisfaction after the effort he puts into producing coffee each day.
Claudio and his father rigorously manage the farm to use as few chemical inputs as possible, incorporate natural fertilizers, and preserve the natural resources on the farm. The property’s 19.5 hectares have 16 hectares planted with coffee between 950-1100 meters above sea level.
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.
