Matas de Minas
Brazil · GI 2020 (INPI, Brazil) — Café das Matas de Minas
Boundary
Administrative proxy
Approximated by the Zona da Mata mesoregion of Minas Gerais (IBGE). Mountainous forest zone in eastern Minas Gerais — smaller farms, more diverse micro-lots than the Cerrado plateau.
At a glance
- Elevation
- 550–1100 m
- Harvest
- May–Sep
- Varieties
- Catuaí, Bourbon, Mundo Novo, Yellow Icatu
- Processes
- natural, pulped natural, honey
- Designation
- GI 2020 (INPI, Brazil) — Café das Matas de Minas
Cup profile
Sweet, chocolate, sometimes fruity — small-farm micro-lot naturals can push into berry and stone fruit. Source: Federação dos Cafeicultores do Cerrado Mineiro; Café das Matas de Minas GI dossier.