Brazil
Mantiqueira de Minas
Emilio Raimundo de Faria
Sítio Fazendinha
Red Catuai
Natural
June–July
Cherry, Strawberry, Vanilla
1190 meters
N/A
60 kg w/ GrainPro
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Coffee producer Emilio Raimundo de Faria began his work in coffee alongside his father, accompanying him to the farms and managing seedlings in the nursery. With his father’s encouragement and advice, Emilio purchased the property for his Sítio Fazendinha and established his crops across 14 hectares of the 22 hectare property. Work was difficult early on with his lack of equipment and experience, but he was able to overcome the challenges thanks to the support of his family. Today, he is committed to producing high quality coffees, motivating him to invest and dedicate himself even further into his crops.
This lot of Red Catuai coffee underwent Natural processing. Catuai was made by the Instituto Agronomico (IAC) of Sao Paulo State in Campinas, Brazil by crossing Mundo Novo and Caturra varieties. Catuai coffees are cultivated widely across Brazil, and are known for their high productivity potential.
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 who operate family farms. The region is differentiated by the unique terrain and the resulting characteristics that the terroir leads to in the cup. Coffees from Mantiqueira de Minas reflect both the place itself and the committed work of its producers. Mantiqueira includes more than 8,200 producers, 82% of whom are smallholders, and 56,000 hectares of mountain land planted with coffee. Most harvesting is still completed manually, and this and other practices keep the regional cultural heritage of coffee farming alive while at the same time pursuing new flavors.
