Brazil COE 2022 #19 Fazenda Chapadão Natural

Origin：  Brazil
Region： Mineiros
Farm：Fazenda Chapadão
Farmer：Osmar Pereira Nunes Júnior
Variety： MGS Paraíso 2
Altitude： 1,200 masl
Processing： Natural
Our Impression: Pineapple | Oak brandy | Coconut | Grenadine

Nunes Coffee has now the dedication and the same passion for coffee from the second generation, Juninho and Celinha’s children, Gabriel and Laura. Gabriel, 33, an agronomist educated at the renowned University of Viçosa. applies his knowledge to carry on and bring a more commercial vision to the family's business, focusing on developing processes to improve the quality of the beans. Laura, 30, participates on the group’s board of directors remotely. Together, the family works with passion and tenacity on the farms, uniting the traditions of the past with the innovations and technologies of new generations. Modernity demands quick decisions and brings immediate consequences. In the past, coffee was produced thinking only of volume; today, a farm’s social, environmental and financial pillars must be balanced for the business to prosper. Planting nowadays is ensuring quality, using correct soil management methods to reduce the use of agricultural inputs, being environmentally conscious and understanding what the market seeks during the harvest.

The coffees harvested at the Nunes Coffee farms are rated as among the best in the world. Winning national and international awards, including the Cup of Excellence in 2017, is recognition of the daily work and complete dedication of everyone involved in the processes. The team relies on Maria, Maria Aparecida and Daiane, who work in the fields and on the patios. Natália, a cafeteria chef, Luciene, a machine operator, and Celinha, the family matriarch responsible for the group’s finances. It is agreed that there is not a ready recipe for an award-winning harvest, so each year between 10% and 15% of the trees are renewed to ensure uniform, high-quality harvests. The Nunes Coffee farms are in a privileged region, with ideal altitude and little rain during the harvest. This naturally produces high-quality coffees, but more is needed to differentiate them to consumers. Thus they continue investing in technology, in perfecting crop management and also testing controlled fermentation processed to investigate the drink.

This lot of MGS Paraíso 2, a finalist in Cup of Excellence Brazil 2022, was selectively hand-picked and underwent 90 hours of aerobic fermentation in GrainPro bags. Drying took place on African beds for 28 days, during which the coffee was manually raked.

About COE

COE, Cup Of Excellent. Hosted by ACE, Alliance For Coffee Excellence every year in multiple coffee producing countries around the world like Colombia, Ethiopia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, just to name a few. COE is the most prestigious competition and auction for the highest quality coffee.

It provides a platform in order to push recognition of farmers no matter the gender or size of the farm. And further develop the relationship between farmers and buyers. That way we can make the coffee industry more sustainable.

Farmers will submit their coffee to their National COE, the coffee will go through 7 rounds of evaluation, from National jurors to International jurors. Up to 30 coffees scored 87 or above will get into the final round and be awarded Cup of Excellence. Every year we, Studio Caffeine, will pick some outstanding lot to join the party. Excited to sip some? Keep an eye on our eshop or stores around you.