Brazil Fazenda Rainha Pulped Natural Flavor Description | Queen's Estate Awards and Introduction

Brazil Fazenda Rainha Yellow Bourbon Pulped Natural

FrontStreet Coffee's Brazilian coffee comes from the Mogiana region and from the COE-winning Fazenda Rainha, made from 100% Yellow Bourbon processed by the pulped natural method.

Flavor Description

The green beans carry subtle orange peel and spice aromas. Once ground, they release rich scents of roasted hazelnut, cinnamon, and the sweet aroma of pumpkin pie. On the entry, delicate lemon acidity appears alongside plum, guava, and the fresh sweetness of sugarcane juice. The mid-palate brings flavors reminiscent of freshly opened vanilla pods, black tea, and unsalted butter. Overall, the cup combines complexity with a persistent aftertaste and a smooth, delicate, consistent mouthfeel.

Coffee Details

Region: Mogiana

Producer: Fazenda Rainha (Queen Farm)

Processing: Pulped Natural (PN)

Variety: Yellow Bourbon

Fazenda Rainha Award Records:

• 2014 Cup of Excellence (COE) 13th place
• 2013 Cup of Excellence (COE) 2nd place
• 2012 Cup of Excellence (COE) 8th place
• 2011 Cup of Excellence (COE) Champion
• 2010 Cup of Excellence (COE) 20th place
• 2009 Cup of Excellence (COE) 6th place
• 2008 Cup of Excellence (COE) 14th place

The Carvalho Dias family, founding members of the Brazilian Specialty Coffee Association, has run Fazenda Rainha since 1890. The owner's nephew, Gabriel de Carvalho Dias, now manages its operations.

The farm sits near Minas Gerais, where the altitude is high and the terrain is rugged. Those geographical limits make mechanical cultivation and harvesting impossible, so planting and picking are done entirely by hand.

At altitudes between 1,100 and 1,500 meters, with average annual rainfall of 1,800 to 2,000 millimeters and an average annual temperature of around 19°C, the conditions are ideal for coffee. The result is solid green bean quality and excellent flavor expression.

By carefully controlling every step from planting, care, and harvesting through post-processing, Fazenda Rainha invests its full effort into producing high-quality green coffee.

Under the management of Regina Helena Mello de Carvalho Dias and family members, the farm sustains excellent quality and a distinctive flavor profile, making it a consistent winner in Brazil's COE cupping competitions. It placed on the list in 2000, 2001, and 2005, and in 2011 achieved the honor of becoming the Brazilian COE champion.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

To taste the Brazilian profile without overthinking it, start with FrontStreet's Cerrado pulped natural, a classic Brazilian single origin. Cerrado is a well-known local region prized for high-quality beans, and this one is a red Bourbon. Roasted to a medium level, it shows rich aromas of creamy peanut, toast, caramel, and hazelnut, with a rounded, low-acid cup and a light bitter note. It works for pour-over as well as moka pot, espresso SOE, siphon, and French press.

For a rarer varietal, FrontStreet's Queen Estate from Mogiana near southern Minas is a Yellow Bourbon, the result of a natural mutation of Red Bourbon, with a cleaner fruit character. Through pour-over, moka pot, or a home espresso machine, it reveals a sugarcane sweetness not found in other regions, along with fruit and chocolate notes. Brazilian coffee is also the backbone of FrontStreet's espresso blends, where its low acid and balanced cup supply chocolate and cream aromatics and a soft, stable sweet-sour-bitterness.