It is an honor to release the winning lot from this year’s Best of Espírito Santo competition. This lot is an unbelievable example of the complexity and quality that the region is capable of producing. In the cup we find intense black currant, intoxicating orange blossom florals, and a very lively acidity.
Catucaí 785
Bateia, Espírito Santo
1,000 masl
October, 2020
Hand picked at peak ripeness. Floated to further remove defects. Depulped. Fermented. Dried on raised beds until moisture content reaches between 10%-11%.
ABOUT WILLIAN SARTORI
Willian Sartori is a fifth-generation coffee producer whose family originally came from the northern Italian region of Veneto. He works alongside his father, Ézio, brother Everton, and mother Maria Aparecida. The Brazilian region of Bateia used to be heavily mined for gold, but that practice has since been prohibited, and the area is now producing some of the best coffees we've tasted in anywhere in the world.
ABOUT CATUCAÍ VERMEHLO 785
Catucaí Vermelho 785 is a progeny of Icatú Vermelho and Catuaí Vermelho, and within the Bourbon lineage. It is a small uniform plant with wavy-edged leaves, and bronze-hued new growth. It is high-yielding, produces large red fruit with a large sieve rating, and is both highly leaf-rust tolerant and remarkably stable in varied weather conditions. While generally an early-harvest plant, in certain climates fruit development begins early but slows significantly—a trait that has been utilized to extend fruit maturation and improve cup quality by some of the more astute producers in compatible regions.
Pricing Details
FARM GATE (LOCAL)
58.33 BRL/KG
FARM GATE (USD)
$11.21/KG
FOB
$12.87/KG
FOT
$13.75/KG
The cost of getting a coffee from cherry to beverage varies enormously depending on its place of origin and the location of its consumption. The inclusion of price transparency is a starting point to inform broader conversation around the true costs of production and the sustainability of specialty coffee as a whole.