Brazil
Mantiqueira de Minas
Jander Gabriel da Silva Rufino
Fazenda Santa Rita
Red Catuaí
Natural
August-October
Baked Apple, Caramel
972 meters
N/A
60kg with liner
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Jander Gabriel worked on others’ farms and learned from his father, who also worked in coffee agriculture. Over the years he realized his dream of purchasing his own lands and planting coffee fields. Santa Rita is located in the São Bartolomeu community of the city of Jesuânia. Today, three of the farm’s four hectares are planted with coffee.
Initially he faced many challenges due to lack of infrastructure and machinery, but with much work and dedication he was able to make the necessary improvements. His family takes care of most labor on the farm and his wife and also his young son help out where they can. Jander Gabriel is passionate about coffee growing and this leads him to produce quality coffees with exceptional cup profiles.
Jander Gabriel da Silva Rufino with his family.
Rows of coffee trees on Fazenda Santa Rita.
Cement coffee drying patio on the farm.
Located on the northern side of the Serra da Mantiqueira mountain range in the southern part of the state of Minas Gerais, the Mantiqueira de Minas region is a demarcated area of 25 municipalities. It is officially recognized as an Indication of Origin for its tradition and worldwide reputation of producing coffees with unique sensory profiles.
Most producers in the region are smallholders and the region is differentiated by the unique terrain and the terroir it leads to in the cup. Coffees from Mantiqueira de Minas reflect both the place itself and the avant-garde work of its producers.
