Found within Brazil’s Cerrado region which makes up nearly 23% of the entire country, Daterra are the world’s first grade A rainforest certified farm of any business. Over 60% of the land they own is given over to nature reserves. The farm itself it split into many lots, each with a designated agronomist to care for the particular varietal and aspect each lot can define. With over 100 different varietals on their farms, development is tracked and planting paired with appropriate varietal. The area has a combination of high altitude with stable temperatures and climate which makes it perfect for growing Arabica coffee.
Picking occurs typically with 40-60% ripe coffee on the tree, with 5% green, 10% underripe, and the rest tree dried. Each brings its own unique characteristics to a coffee, so a sample is picked, processed and roasted to check taste is as expected before the order is given to pick the specific lot. Sorting is done on a specially adapted wet mill, first with density sorting that removes the over ripe, then with the drier and natural beans being sorted from the ripe, under ripe and greens.
This is a full bodied coffee with citrus acidity. There is a long aftertaste of pleasant, sweet nuttiness with hints of ripe fruits and caramelized sugars. The body is medium and the finish is smooth and clean.