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Mantiqueira de Minas

만티케이라 지 미나스

A mountainous southern Minas coffee origin with an origin designation and variety-separated smallholder lots.

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  1. Microregion · Mantiqueira de MinasCarmo de Minas카르모 지 미나스A coffee origin within Mantiqueira, home to auction-participating farms such as Santa Inês.Recorded flavors · Praline almond · Lemon · Lime · Chocolate · Berries

Place and growing environment

Steep slopes and differences in elevation characterise the terrain. The coffee origin covers less than the entire Mantiqueira mountain range.

Growing elevation
900–1,550 m

Recorded flavors

  • 01Almond
  • 02Caramel
  • 03Cocoa
  • 04Dried fruit

Processing

Natural

Grown varieties

Arara · Red Catuai · Catucai · Gesha · Yellow Bourbon · Yellow Catuai

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.
Sources

Red Catuai

A group of red-fruited Catuaí cultivars released by Brazil's IAC in 1972.

Lineage
Derived from Caturra Amarelo crossed with Mundo Novo.
Traits
Compact stature.
Sources

Catucai

Brazilian selections originating from Icatu–Catuaí hybridization.

Growing conditions
The 785-15 lineage spread through mountain coffee areas in Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo.
Sources

Gesha

A name used for several genetically distinct coffee lineages originating in Ethiopia.

Lineage
Descendants of accession T2722 distributed in Panama form a distinct lineage.
Sources

Yellow Bourbon

Yellow-fruited Bourbon material with several selections maintained by Brazil's IAC.

Traits
IAC lists J2, J9, J10, J19, J20, J22 and J24 among its high cup-quality selections.
Sources

Yellow Catuai

A group of yellow-fruited Catuai cultivars.

Lineage
Derived from Mundo Novo crossed with Yellow Caturra.
Growing conditions
Compact selections released by IAC from 1972 onward.
Sources

Lot details

  1. Santo Antônio Arara Natural Anaerobic

    Carolina Alckmin

    Mantiqueira de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil · Harvest 2025/26

    Sources
    Variety · process
    AraraAnaerobic natural
    Tasting notes
    Red fruit · Plum · Dark chocolate · Dried fig

  2. Sítio Engenho Red Catuai Natural

    Vanderson Goulart Junho

    São Bernardo, Natércia, Mantiqueira de Minas

    Sources
    Variety · process
    Red CatuaiNatural
    Tasting notes
    Berries · Black tea · Clove · Green apple · Honey · Lemon

  3. Sítio Três Barras Yellow Catuai Natural

    Regina de Fátima Bueno

    Lambari, Mantiqueira de Minas

    Sources
    Variety · process
    Yellow CatuaiNatural
    Tasting notes
    Berries · Brown spice · Jammy · Papaya

  4. Irmãs Pereira Yellow Bourbon

    Maria Valéria Pereira & Maria Rogéria Pereira

    Carmo de Minas, Mantiqueira de Minas, Brazil

    Sources
    Variety · process
    Yellow BourbonNatural
    Tasting notes
    Milk chocolate · Apricot · Pecan
Sources