Brazil
Cerrado Mineiro
Marcos Antônio Montini
Fazenda Quilombo
Mundo Novo
Natural
July-August
Brown Sugar, Citrus, Pineapple, Delicate, Clean
1000 meters
N/A
59kg jute with liner
SOLD OUT
Marcos Montini is from a family of coffee producers in the state of Parana; he moved to Indianopolis, Minas Gerais in 1982. In 2012 he started a lease contract for Fazenda Quilombo in Araguari, Cerrado Mineiro, initiating the coffee plantations, which have remained since. Marcos remained in the region thanks to favorable climate and altitude conditions, compared with Parana, where the climate was very unstable, and has been able to not give up on his dream of being a coffee producer.
The whole family works on the farm and Marcos counts with the support of his wife and two sons, who are also passionate about coffee growing. They are dedicated to growing only quality coffees and treating each phase of the production process with love and care to reach a successful result.
In the early days, they faced difficulties due to lack of equipment, but today they have improved infrastructure, agronomic advising, and market access support to add value to their productivity. Fazenda Quilombo has 42 hectares planted with coffee, giving 1470 bags each year.
Read more about coffee harvesting and processing in Cerrado Mineiro.
The Cerrado Mineiro region, located in northwest of Minas Gerais State is a world-recognized, high-quality coffee producing origin and became the first Protected Geographical Indication in Brazil in 2005, with full Designation of Origin in 2013. A strong characteristic of this region is its well-defined seasons—a hot, wet summer followed by a pleasantly dry winter. The dry climate during harvest eliminates potential problems with humidity during the drying process.
Minas Gerais is Brazil’s principal agricultural state, and the Cerrado is home to many of the country’s celebrated coffee estates, with expertise in planting, harvesting, drying, and sorting. We love Cerrado coffees for their big body, rich chocolate notes, and velvety texture when pulled as espresso.
Today, the area’s 4,500 farmers produce a combined average of 6 million bags per harvest, with an average of 35 bags per hectare. To reach these production levels, producers had to first adapt to the region’s conditions. Coffee farmers first arrived in Cerrado in the 1970’s, after being pushed out of the state of Parana by frost and out of the state of Sao Paolo by nematodes. They found the soil in Cerrado to be very acidic, which they rectified with the application of calcium to create the healthy soils they enjoy today.
Cerrado coffee farms are cultivated in areas with elevations varying between 800 and 1,300 meters above sea level and are known for consistently producing high quality coffees with a repeatable profile. Independent of farm size, the spirit of professionalism is present throughout Cerrado’s coffee producers. Entrepreneurialism is part of farmers’ DNA, and many producers are second or third generation growers who also hold degrees in agronomic engineering, business management, and administration. While each family narrative is different, Cerrado is characterized by an enterprising attitude.
