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Introduction to the Origin, Development, History, and Culture of Brazil Mogiana Queen Estate Natural Process COE Specialty Coffee Beans

Published: 2026-01-27 Author: FrontStreet Coffee

Last Updated: 2026/01/27, Estate Introduction: Fazenda Rainha (Queen Estate) belongs to the renowned and respected coffee family Carvalho Dias family. The four major estates under Carvalho Dias have participated in the first Brazil COE competition since 1999

Farm Introduction

This FrontStreet Coffee Brazil Fazenda Rainha belongs to the renowned and respected Carvalho Dias family. The four major farms under Carvalho Dias have won awards every year since the first Brazil Cup of Excellence (COE) competition in 1999, winning more than 12 times over 7 years. In 2004, they even swept the championship, 9th place, 11th place, and more. Many large and small farms in Brazil have hoped to be shortlisted for awards over the years but found it difficult to achieve, yet the farms under this family have won multiple awards year after year. Even Fazenda Rainha, which FrontStreet Coffee purchased this time, has an impressive record: 2nd place in 2000, 3rd place in 2001, and 29th place in 2005. To date, Fazenda Rainha has won awards three times.

The Carvalho Dias family is also a founding member of the Brazilian Specialty Coffee Association, demonstrating a visible commitment to coffee quality and environmental protection. Within their family farms, they utilize natural waterfalls to develop pollution-free hydroelectric power, becoming self-sufficient in electricity needs (another award-winning farm in the family is named after this waterfall - Waterfall Farm). They have built churches, classrooms, nurseries, medical stations, and insist on maintaining original native forests and continuous reforestation. Take Fazenda Rainha as an example: environmental protection is quite thorough. Due to its high altitude and non-plain terrain, machines cannot be used for harvesting - all fruits are picked completely by hand. They also cultivate low-yield, high-quality Bourbon varieties, making it a representative estate of fine Brazilian coffee!

Fazenda Rainha belongs to the Carvalho Dias family and has been in operation for over 116 years. Located in the high mountain area of São Paulo state near the Minas border, it reaches elevations of 1200 to 1400 meters. Annual rainfall is abundant, reaching over 1800mm, but not to the extent of causing flood disasters. The average annual temperature is only 19°C, causing coffee fruit growth to be slightly slower, but with sufficient density. Although production is smaller, the aroma and flavor are unmatched by ordinary Brazilian highland beans. This farm mainly grows Bourbon varieties, with some Bourbon trees over 110 years old. Besides cultivating Bourbon varieties, Fazenda Rainha's meticulous and thoughtful processing methods are another key to its excellent quality.

Related Knowledge

The Cup of Excellence (COE) program and its trademark are currently owned and managed by the Alliance for Coffee Excellence (ACE), a non-profit organization based in the United States. ACE collaborates annually with COE competition host countries to complete cupping screening and online auctions of specialty coffee, while also recommending and promoting anything related to coffee quality improvement. The goal is to select exemplary specialty coffees in host countries and exchange experiences for industry learning.

Flavor Profile

The beans are naturally sweet and clean. Using pulped natural processing will make its acidity slightly bright yet well-balanced with sweetness, some even having tropical fruit notes. Especially the bursting aroma during brewing makes people love it even more. Delicate lemon acidity, fresh sweetness of sugarcane juice, black tea, with a smooth and delicate texture.

Manufacturer: FrontStreet Coffee

Address: No. 10, Bao'an Front Street, Yandun Road, Dongshankou, Guangzhou

Contact: 020-38364473

Shelf Life: 90 days

Net Weight: 227g

Packaging: Bulk

Bean State: Roasted coffee beans

Sugar Content: Sugar-free

Origin: Brazil

Roast Level: Medium roast

Brazil Fazenda Rainha COE Natural Yellow Bourbon

Country: Brazil

Grade: COE

Region: Mogiana (Fazenda Rainha)

Roast Level: Medium roast

Processing: Natural

Variety: Yellow Bourbon

Farm: Fazenda Rainha

Flavor: Lemon, sugarcane, black tea, smooth and delicate

FrontStreet Coffee's estate-grade Yellow Bourbon from Brazil's Fazenda Rainha features full, mature sweetness with rich fruit notes and a persistent aftertaste that leaves people full of praise. Whether brewed as single-origin in an American coffee maker or used as the main sweet component in espresso blends, professional baristas are satisfied and consider it an essential purchase!

FrontStreet Coffee's Brazil Fazenda Rainha Yellow Bourbon beans are naturally sweet and clean. Using pulped natural processing (or semi-washed) will make its acidity slightly bright yet with tropical fruit notes. Especially the bursting aroma during brewing makes people love it even more.

Fazenda Rainha's Coffee Processing System

Ripe cherries are hand-picked into cloth bags to avoid contact with the ground. Coffee fruits harvested on the same day are always sent to the farm's processing facility for pulped natural processing. Using hand-picking and cloth bags for harvested coffee fruits is to avoid earthy flavors and any improper fermentation. When these harvested coffee fruits arrive at the processing facility, they immediately undergo "washing": the coffee fruits are cleaned, and unqualified or dried fruits (bóia beans) are filtered out based on bean size. Qualified beans that pass screening continue to the pulping process (using a pulper machine).

After removing the pulp, the coffee beans still have some mucilage attached to the parchment shell. At this point, these beans with mucilage are placed on patios to dry until moisture content drops to around 20%. This stage allows the coffee beans to absorb their own starch components while avoiding the disadvantage of uncontrolled drying process flavors found in full natural processing. Because these residual mucilage starch components provide special sweetness without becoming uncontrolled off-fruit flavors or moldy tastes.

Afterward, they are sent to drying machines for final drying, processing moisture content to 11%, then transported to storage for resting. Before export, they are finally hulled and graded. This segmented Pulped Natural method is one of the main reasons for Fazenda Rainha's stable flavor. Of course, insisting on using Bourbon varieties is another reason for its extremely high reputation!