Brazil
Mantiqueira de Minas
Vanderson Goulart Junho
Sitio Engenho
Arara
Natural
May-July
Almond, Caramel, Cocoa Powder, Dried Fruit, Sweet Milk Chocolate, Creamy, Balanced
1150 meters
N/A
60kg with liner
SOLD OUT
Sitio Engenho began with the hard work Vanderson Goulart Junho undertook to begin farming a modest plot of land in southern Minas Gerais. Vanderson worked tirelessly to cultivate coffee manually, as there was little technology available during the time he was establishing the farm. He raised his family through this hard work in coffee farming.
The spirit of both coffee farming and hard work is now being passed between generations from father to daughters; Vânia, Ana Lucia, and Vanilde follow the dreams of their father Vanderson, who encouraged his daughters to pursue a path of perseverance, virtue, and passion for what they do through his own lived example.
Sitio Engenho is located in the community of São Bernardo in the city of Natércia in the Mantiqueira de Minas coffee region of Sul de Minas. The farm is 122 hectares, 40 of which are planted with Arara, Red Catuai, and Catucai varieties of coffee.
This harvest, Ally sourced variety-separated lots from Sitio Engenho. The Arara variety is a natural cross between Obatã and Yellow Catuai discovered in 1988 in the Parana region of Brazil by an agronomist named Francisco Barbosa Lima. The trees are productive and resistant to both drought and leaf rust, making the variety attractive from an agronomic perspective as well as presenting tasty characteristics in the cup. Learn more about Brazil’s coffee varieties.
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.
