Costa Rica Finca Monte Alto Red Caturai Natural (Lot JFC100)

Melon, butter, fruit tea, dark chocolate
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Bag Weight 69 KG BAG
Harvest Season 2023/24
Status Spot
Lot Number P8002537-7
  • 8 Bag(s)
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About This Coffee

Finca Casa de Piedra is one of two farms operated by Cafe Directo, a family business founded in 2013 by Father and daughter team, Gerardo and Jennifer Arias. The farm is dedicated to the production, processing, and marketing of the finest Costa Rican Tarrazú coffees in harmony with the environment. Directo’s vision is to contribute with the development of our society through fair and ethical trade. 

Its founders have over thirty years of experience in the production and processing of specialty microlots qualities including naturals, yellow, red, and black honey, anaerobic, semi-washed and fully washed processes. 

The unique conditions on the farm - in particular its microclimate and soil type, as well as elevations up to 1,800 masl - allow for a wide range of varieties to flourish, including Catuai, pacamara and gesha.

Origin Costa Rica
Subregion Tarrazú
Harvest Season 2023/24
Producer Type Single Estate
Farm Name Finca Monte Alto
Processing Natural/Dry Processed
Growing Altitude 2000m
Plant Species Arabica
Variety Red Catuai
Coffee Grade CRI CA WA SHB
Screen Size 15 Up
Bag Weight 69 KG BAG
Bag Types Grain Pro / Ecotact

The History of Costa Rican Coffee

Coffee came to Costa Rica as early as 1779 and within 50 years was generating more revenue than any other crop, but by the 1830’s they were growing more coffee than the ships heading south could take. And virtually no infrastructure existed for transporting even a small amount of green coffee to the east coast of Costa Rica (where London was a mere 5,000 miles away). The distribution woes of Costa Rican coffee producers reached the ears of an up-and-coming shipping magnate named William Le Lacheur in 1841 and on Christmas day, 1841 he sailed The Monarch into port at Puntarenas, Costa Rica, and thus began a long and mutually beneficial relationship. On one voyage to London in late in 1843, the Monarch carried more than half a million pounds of Costa Rican coffee.  

The Process

This lot was naturally processed on patio and raised beds. First, cherries are selectively harvested by hand to select only ripest. These are then separated by floatation to further select only the densest, highest quality cherries for processing. These are then slowly dried on raised beds for an average of 30 days, after which they are rested in a cool dry environment prior to secondary processing (hulling, grading, sorting and bagging for export)

 

  • Subregion Tarrazú
  • Farm Name Finca Monte Alto
  • Producer Type Single Estate
  • Processing Natural/Dry Processed
  • Bag Types Grain Pro / Ecotact
  • Plant Species Arabica
  • Variety Red Catuai
  • Min Growing Altitude 2000m
  • Screen Size 15 Up
  • On Sale No
  • Top Lot No
  • Price Per Kg €11.40
  • Status Spot
  • Coffee Grade CRI CA WA SHB
  • CTRM Contract Number P8002537-7
  • Origin Costa Rica
  • Warehouse Vollers Hamburg