Microregion guide
Pluma Hidalgo
플루마 이달고
A coffee locality within Oaxaca’s broader Pluma origin area.
Place and growing environment
It lies in the Pacific-facing Sierra Madre del Sur. The Pluma designation covers a wider area than this locality.
Regional flavors
- 01Aromatic
- 02Pronounced acidity
- 03Light body
Processing
Washed · Honey · Natural
Grown varieties
Typica · Pluma Hidalgo · Bourbon · Yellow Caturra
Typica
A foundational Arabica variety distributed worldwide via Java.
- Lineage
- Seeds transferred from India to Java in the late seventeenth century founded the modern Typica variety.
- Growing conditions
- Tall, low-yielding trees susceptible to major coffee diseases.
- Traits
- Adapted to cool growing conditions and valued for cup quality in Central America.
Bourbon
A traditional variety central to the ancestry of cultivated Arabica.
- Lineage
- Belongs to the Bourbon genetic group and underlies several compact varieties.
- Growing conditions
- Tall plants susceptible to leaf rust and coffee berry disease.
- Traits
- Strong high-altitude cup potential; fruit ripens relatively early.
Yellow Caturra
A compact, yellow-fruited Caturra.
- Lineage
- A natural mutation of Bourbon or Red Caturra found in Brazil.
- Traits
- IAC classifies its Yellow Caturra 476 as rust-susceptible.
Lot details
Manto Niebla
Sofía and Pancho Villarreal
Cerro Espino, Pluma Hidalgo, Oaxaca
- Variety · process
- Pluma HidalgoNatural
- Tasting notes
- Dulce de leche · White chocolate · Apricot
Manto Niebla
Sofía and Pancho Villarreal
Cerro Espino, Pluma Hidalgo, Oaxaca
- Variety · process
- Yellow CaturraHoney
- Tasting notes
- Dulce de leche · Cereal · Honey
Sources
- Declaración de protección de la Denominación de Origen PLUMA(opens in a new tab)
Diario Oficial de la Federación / IMPI · Accessed
- Café Pluma México(opens in a new tab)
Café Pluma México · Accessed
- Moonstar — Finca Manto Niebla(opens in a new tab)
Montecoyote · Accessed
- Grano Especial — Natural de Pluma Hidalgo; Caturra Amarillo Honey(opens in a new tab)
Café La Nacional · Accessed
- Oaxaca Manto Niebla Hnos. Villareal Lavado(opens in a new tab)
Almanegra Café · Accessed
- Finca La Sirena — Mexico Cup of Excellence 2014(opens in a new tab)
Alliance for Coffee Excellence · Accessed