Fazenda Pinhal Topazio, Brazil | Natural
Unroasted raw green coffee beans
| Farm/Producer: | Fazenda Pinhal / Pedro Gabarra Teixeira |
| Location: | Sul de Minas, Minas Gerais |
| Varietal: | Topazio |
| Process: | Natural |
| Altitude: | 950 - 1,150 masl |
| Cup Score: | 84.75 |
| Cup profile: |
Hazelnut, dried apricot and baker's chocolate |
| Harvest year: | 2024 |
Fazenda Pinhal and is owned by Pedro, João, and Milau Gabarra, sixth generation coffee farmers, who have directed the farm to focus heavily on sustainability and the farming of high grade speciality coffee.
They are hugely respected within the specialty coffee industry both for their excellent coffee quality and also their commitment to sustainability, having won the most sustainable farm in Brazil back in 2019, after moving 100% of its energy to renewable sourced with solar panels on the farm and in 2020 became CarbonNeutral®.
Around 35% of their 914 hectare farm is planted for coffee with the remainder being left either as untouched natural reserve or for any of the various reforestation initiatives being carried out by the family. These include a Eucalyptus forest, a 20ha native forest redevelopment and a rehabilitation and release sanctuary for native birds.