Microregion guide
Chapada Diamantina
샤파다 디아만치나
A mountainous coffee origin in Bahia with smallholder lots from Piatã and estate lots from Mucugê.
Also known as: 차파다 디아만티나
Place and growing environment
Plateaus around the mountain range have temperate conditions; Piatã and Mucugê are distinct local origins within it.
Recorded flavors
- 01Plum
- 02Black cherry
- 03Hazelnut nougat
- 04Black tea
Processing
Pulped natural · Natural
Grown varieties
Catuai · Mundo Novo · Acaua · Topazio · Arara
Catuai
A productive compact variety released by Brazil's IAC in 1972.
- Lineage
- Selected from a cross of Mundo Novo and Caturra.
- Growing conditions
- Its compact stature supports dense planting; susceptible to leaf rust.
- Traits
- Separate selections produce red or yellow fruit.
Mundo Novo
A vigorous, tall variety selected in Brazil.
- Lineage
- Originates from a natural Bourbon–Typica cross.
- Growing conditions
- Productive for a traditional variety, with relatively late ripening.
- Traits
- Crossed with Caturra to create Catuai.
Acauã
A compact, rust-resistant cultivar bred in Brazil.
- Lineage
- Mundo Novo IAC 388-17 × Sarchimor.
Topázio MG 1190
A compact Brazilian cultivar with relatively uniform yellow-fruit ripening.
- Lineage
- Selected from Mundo Novo × Yellow Catuai progenies, with backcrossing to Catuai.
- Traits
- Vigorous growth and susceptibility to rust.
Arara
A productive, yellow-fruited cultivar selected in Brazil.
- Lineage
- Found among Sarchimor 1669-20 plants; Icatu 2944 is the proposed other parent.
- Growing conditions
- Widely planted in Sul de Minas and Cerrado Mineiro.
Lot details
Sítio Tanque Pulped Natural
Aleci Souza
Piatã, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia
- Variety · process
- Catuai · Mundo NovoPulped natural
Diamantina
Borré family
Near Mucugê, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia
- Variety · process
- CatuaiNatural
Fazenda Moeté
Paulo Lemos Menezes
Piatã, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil · Harvest 2024-08
- Variety · process
- AraraPulped natural
- Tasting notes
- Rapadura · Passion fruit · Apricot · White flowers
Sources
- Spotlight On: Chapada Diamantina(opens in a new tab)
Melbourne Coffee Merchants · Accessed
- Sítio Tanque, Piatã(opens in a new tab)
Melbourne Coffee Merchants · Accessed
- Diamantina: Fazenda Progresso(opens in a new tab)
Melbourne Coffee Merchants · Accessed
- 2021 Crop: Sítio Canaã Acauã(opens in a new tab)
Melbourne Coffee Merchants · Accessed
- Brazil - Agenito de Oliveira Luz Single Estate Lot 2(opens in a new tab)
Covoya Coffee · Accessed
- Arara do Paulo Menezes(opens in a new tab)
ROAST Cafés · Accessed