Brazil
Sul de Minas
Jose Paceli Fernandes
Sitio Balaio
Yellow Bourbon
Natural
June-July
Citrus, Clean, Silky, Sweet
1000 meters
N/A
59kg with liner
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José Paceli Fernandes is a second generation coffee grower, instilled with incentive by his father, who had a great passion for coffee cultivation. He inherited his land in city of Pedralva the Mantiqueira de Minas mountains from his father and has continued to work the farm since that day. Little by little José has been perfecting the growing process and making improvements to overcome difficulties to ultimately produce high quality coffee.
His passion for a quality final result is what inspires José to efficiently manage the harvest and drying processes, selecting cherries at peak ripeness, to offer the very best beans.
José attentively preserves natural resources on his farm, always opting for inputs that are less toxic and continually investing in infrastrucutre that will improve the quality of coffee from Fazenda São José and Sitio Balaio.
The coffee trees on the farm, representing the range of common Arabica varietals grown in Brazil, flower between September and October for the harvest in June and July. The average temperature on the farm is 23 degrees Celsius and produces an annual average of production of 1680 bags on his 42 hectares.
Read more about coffee varieties of Brazil on our blog.
Southern Minas Gerais is one of Brazil’s most productive coffee producing areas. This region has grown Arabica coffee since the 1850s and is characterized by rolling hills, a mild climate averaging 23° C, and high elevations. While some of the largest coffee producing properties in Brazil are located in Sul de Minas, more than half of the region’s producers are small to medium-sized farms. Sul de Minas accounts for, on average, 30% of Brazil’s coffee production.
The mountainous terrain, reaching up to 1400 meters above sea level, is ideally suited for growing coffee and Sul de Minas has increased production quality through investments in infrastructure and sustainability measures. The most commonly cultivated varieties are Yellow Catuai and Novo Mundo, with some farms also growing Icatu, Obatã and Red Catuai. Most of the coffee produced is processed as Natural and the final cup profiles are full bodied, with low acidity and fruity aromas.
