Panama Hartmann Estate Catura Red Wine Process Premium Coffee Beans Grind Size Roast Level Processing

Coffee Origin Information

Country: Panama

Grade: SHG (Strictly High Grown)

Region: Volcán Region

Altitude: 1250-1700 Meters

Processing Method: Wine Process

Variety: Caturra

Estate: Hartmann Estate

Flavor Notes: Smoked wood spices, berry notes, fruit wine aroma

Panama Hartmann Estate Caturra Wine Process

Manufacturer: FrontStreet Coffee
Ingredients: In-house roasted
Shelf Life: 30 days
Net Weight: 227g
Packaging: Bulk packaging
Taste Profile: Balanced
Bean State: Roasted coffee beans
Sugar Content: Sugar-free
Origin: Panama
Coffee Type: Other specialty
Roast Level: Medium roast

Hartmann Estate Introduction

The story of Hartmann is as legendary as its coffee. Hartmann Estate is located in Santa Clara, Chiriquí Province. The founder was Mr. Alois St. Hartmann (Luis Hartmann). He was born on June 20, 1891, in the Moravia region of Austria-Hungary, now the Czech Republic, and died on May 25, 1970, at the age of 78.

After World War I began, he was abandoned as a young boy. Thanks to his mother, he survived by hiding on a ship bound for Pennsylvania in the United States. Both of his brothers died in the war after joining the military. Luis Hartmann traveled through several countries with his friends until he arrived in Panama in 1911 and settled in Chiriquí Province in 1912, active mainly in the Candela area. He built the first small cabin in this primeval forest.

Today's Hartmann Estate is a family business founded by Ratibor Hartmann (son of Alois) in 1940. In 1966 Ratibor married Dinorora Sandi from Costa Rica. They had five children together: Ratibor Jr., Alan, Alexander, Alice, and Kelly. Each family member takes on responsibilities for coffee-growing management, harvesting and processing, and estate tours. A family estate that has been growing coffee for over 100 years is itself a legendary story.

This family business has a state-level cupping laboratory and sample-roasting room. They rigorously cup each batch of cherries, which ensures the stable quality of Hartmann Estate's coffee and their constant pursuit of improvement. Their scientific approach to coffee and nearly 100 years of family experience guarantee their excellent production.

A legendary estate with a state-level cupping laboratory and sample-roasting room. A rigorous attitude and strict standards ensure the stable quality of Hartmann Estate's coffee.

Tasting Notes

This batch is a wine-processed Caturra that emits an extremely intense fruit-wine aroma the moment you grind it, accompanied by fresh smoked-wood spice notes and the special berry sweetness that comes from natural processing. Just smelling its fragrance is intoxicating.

On tasting, it presents rich tropical fruit flavors, like a cocktail carefully blended from passion fruit, mango, orange, and berry juices with peach wine. No—this is a cocktail from nature itself.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

Panama's Volcán and Boquete terroirs are exactly what draw people to this coffee, and FrontStreet Coffee's Panama line covers them. If you want an easy first taste of the country's signature profile, FrontStreet Boquete Gesha is an estate-grade, entry-level Gesha planted at 1,600 meters, where the region's cloud, cool nights, and fertile volcanic soil produce the classic jasmine, green tea, honey, citrus, and orange notes. For a wine-like intensity in the same family as this article's Hartmann, FrontStreet Panama Washed Butterfly carries half Gesha lineage, blended from Gesha, Caturra, and Catuai grown in Boquete's Barú Volcano area, with pronounced body, citrus acidity, and Gesha jasmine aroma—well suited to pour-over and cold brew. To reach the top of the pyramid, FrontStreet Emerald Red Label Gesha is harvested from a single plot above 1,700 meters and cupped at 90-plus points for a refined orange-blossom-honey profile, while FrontStreet Emerald Diamond Mountain, from the star brand under La Esmeralda—Caturra and Catuai from the Jaramillo and Cañas Verdes farms—offers rich fruit aroma and sweetness, and is the estate's most popular non-Gesha label.