Costa Rica
Tarrazú
Los Robles Family
El Cerro
Caturra, Catuai
Reposado Natural
January–February
Blackberry, Cacao Nib, Orange
1720 meters
N/A
69 kg w/ GrainPro
SOLD OUT
Los Robles Micromill is a family mill located in the Tarrazú region of Costa Rica. The family founded the mill in the year 2000, and beginning in 2003 they began purchasing machinery to make their processes higher quality and more efficient. Initially, the family focused on Washed and Double Washed coffees, but over the years they have incorporated more processes such as Honey, Natural, and Anaerobic fermentations. Today, Natural coffees are their specialty, like this Natural Reposado processed lot.
This Natural Reposado processed lot of Caturra and Catuai coffee was grown at the family’s El Cerro farm in Tarrazú. Freshly harvested fully ripe coffee cherries are first dried on the drying patio for 30 hours. The pre-dried coffee is then moved to mechanical dryers called guardiolas where the cherries are dried for 66 hours. After being dried, the coffee is stored for 15 days before being milled and prepped for export.
The Tarrazú region lies in the high mountains of the southern Pacific region south of Costa Rica’s capital city of San Jose and is one of the most densely planted high altitude regions in Central America, with many farms at or above 2000 meters above sea level. It is locally known as “Zona de Los Santos” for the number of towns with “San” or “Santa” in their names.
Tarrazú’s climate is characterized by two well-defined seasons; a rainy season lasting seven months (May through November) and a dry season (December through April). This encourages uniform coffee blossoming. On average, precipitation is between 2,400 millimeters (94.5 inches) per year, with an average annual temperature of 19°C (66.2°F).
The fertile, volcanic soils and rolling mountainsides of Tarrazu are well-suited for agriculture, and smallholders grow bananas, avocado, and citrus as well as coffee on properties passed between generations. The spirit of community and family is strong in Tarrazu, with producers caring for their land with pride. Many farms in Tarrazú include primary forest and some degree of shade trees interspersed with coffee and producers take care to protect the natural water sources that spring up from the mountainsides.
