Fazenda Pinhal Espresso

Dark cherry, milk chocolate, caramelised almonds

Origin: San Antonio Do Amparo, Sul De Minas, Brazil
Variety: Topazio, Bourbon, Catuai
Process: Natural
Producers: Gabarra Teixeira Family
Altitude: 1,050 - 1,100 masl

250g

About the farm

Fazenda Pinhal is a 914 ha farm situated close to San Antonio De Ampoaro in Sul De Minas. The farm belongs to the Gabarra Teixeria family who acquired the farm in 1994. Only 33% of the farm is planted with coffee. The rest of the land has been left with natural reserve crops such as Eucalyptus. The Family own 4 connected farms totalling 1000 ha of land and 500 ha of coffee production. In 2019 & 2022 the farm won the award for Brazil’s most sustainable coffee farm and in 2019 they installed solar panels which now supplies 100% of their energy usage. They are certified carbon negative, and since 2020, for every 1kg of coffee produced they sequestered 20kg of CO2.

About the processing

The cherries are picked with selective mechanical picking, then floated to remove light and underripe beans. It’s then placed in static boxes for 8 days. On the 4th day the coffee is mixed to ensure uniform drying. It then spends 60 days in wooden silos before being prepared for shipment.