Brazil Mogiana Queen Farm Natural COE Specialty Coffee Bean Cultivation Geographic Location Climate

Brazil Fazenda Rainha

Country: Brazil | Region: Mogiana (Fazenda Rainha)

Farm Name: Fazenda Rainha (Queen's Farm)

Owner: Regina Helena Mello de Carvalho Dias of the Carvalho Dias family

Variety: Yellow Bourbon

Processing: Hand-picked, then semi-washed (pulped natural)

Harvest Period: Latest harvest arriving May 2006

Detailed Analysis of Fazenda Rainha Coffee Beans

Origin: Brazil Fazenda Rainha (Mogiana) region

Variety: Yellow Bourbon

Altitude: 1400-1950m

Processing Method: Pulped Natural

This estate-level Yellow Bourbon from Brazil's Fazenda Rainha boasts rich, mature sweetness with abundant fruit notes and a lingering aftertaste that earns universal praise. Whether brewed as drip coffee or used as the sweet backbone in espresso blends, professional baristas consistently rate it as essential for their inventories!

Yellow Bourbon beans are naturally sweet and clean. When processed using the pulped natural method (or semi-washed), the acidity becomes bright yet harmoniously balanced with sweetness, with some batches revealing tropical fruit aromatics. The captivating aroma during brewing is particularly endearing.

Estate Introduction:

Fazenda Rainha belongs to the renowned and respected Carvalho Dias coffee family. The family's four major estates have won awards every year since the first Brazil Cup of Excellence competition in 1999, accumulating over 12 awards in 7 years. In 2004, they dominated with first, ninth, and eleventh place finishes. While many Brazilian estates dream of winning these prestigious awards, the Carvalho Dias family estates have collected multiple honors year after year. Even Fazenda Rainha, purchased by our company, boasts an impressive record: 2000 runner-up, 2001 third place, and 2005 29th place. To date, Fazenda Rainha has won awards three times.

The Carvalho Dias family are founding members of the Brazilian Specialty Coffee Association, and their commitment to quality and environmental stewardship is evident throughout their farms. They utilize natural waterfalls to generate clean hydroelectric power, making their operations self-sufficient (another award-winning estate in their portfolio is named after this waterfall - Waterfall Estate). They have built churches, classrooms, nurseries, and medical stations, while maintaining original native forests and continuous reforestation efforts. At Fazenda Rainha specifically, environmental protection is thorough. Due to its high-altitude, non-flat terrain, mechanical harvesting is impossible - all cherries are hand-picked. They cultivate low-yield, high-quality Bourbon varieties, making it a representative estate of Brazil's premium coffee excellence!

Fazenda Rainha, owned by the Carvalho Dias family, has been operating for over 116 years. Located in the mountainous region near the Minas border in São Paulo state, at elevations ranging from 1200 to 1400 meters, the estate enjoys abundant annual rainfall exceeding 1800mm without destructive flooding. The average annual temperature is only 19°C, causing slower coffee cherry development but resulting in denser beans. Though production is lower, the aroma and flavor profile far surpass typical Brazilian highland coffees. The estate primarily grows Bourbon varieties, including some over 110-year-old heirloom Bourbon trees. Beyond cultivating Bourbon varieties, Fazenda Rainha's meticulous processing methods are another key factor in their exceptional 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. Each year, ACE collaborates with COE competition host countries to conduct cupping selection and online auctions of specialty coffees, while also recommending and promoting initiatives related to coffee quality improvement. The goal is to select exemplary specialty coffees in host countries and share experiences for industry learning.

Flavor Profile: Sweet, clean beans. The pulped natural processing produces bright acidity that harmoniously balances with sweetness, with some batches revealing tropical fruit notes. The captivating aroma during brewing is particularly endearing. Delicate lemon acidity, fresh sugarcane sweetness, black tea notes, with a smooth, refined mouthfeel.

Manufacturer: FrontStreet Coffee

Address: No. 10 Bao'an Qianjie, 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

Estate: Fazenda Rainha

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

Fazenda Rainha's Coffee Processing System:

Ripe coffee cherries are hand-picked into cloth bags to prevent contact with the ground. Coffee cherries harvested each day are immediately transported to the estate's processing facility for pulped natural processing. Using hand-picking with cloth bags prevents earthy flavors and improper fermentation. When these harvested cherries arrive at the processing facility, they undergo immediate "washing": the cherries are cleaned and sorted by bean size, with unqualified or dried beans (bóia beans) filtered out. Qualified beans proceed to depulping using a pulper machine.

After depulping, the coffee beans still retain some mucilage on their parchment layer. These beans with residual mucilage are placed on drying patios until moisture content drops to around 20%. This stage allows the coffee beans to absorb their own starch components while avoiding the flavor control issues associated with full natural processing. These residual starch components provide distinctive sweetness without developing into off-fruit flavors or mustiness.

Afterward, the beans are transferred to mechanical dryers for final drying, reducing moisture content to 11% before being moved to storage for resting. Prior to export, the beans are hulled and sorted by grade. This staged pulped natural processing method is one of the primary reasons for Fazenda Rainha's consistent flavor profile. Of course, their insistence on using Bourbon varieties is another key factor in their outstanding reputation!

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