Brazil
Mantiqueira de Minas
Danilo Vital
Sítio Vale do Sol
Yellow Catuai
Natural
June–July
Honey, Molasses, Floral
1230 meters
N/A
60 kg w/ GrainPro
SOLD OUT
Born and raised in Distrito dos Ferreiras in the city of São Gonçalo do Sapucaí, Minas Gerais, coffee producer Danilo Vital began learning about coffee production at a young age. His grandmother Nita taught him the entire process, from fertilizing the land to post-harvest processing. Today, Danilo and his parents grow coffee on 1.5 hectares of their three hectare family farm, Sítio Vale do Sol, where they work together fulfilling their dream of cultivating high quality coffee.
This lot of Yellow Catuai coffee underwent Natural processing. Catuai was developed 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.
