Sul de Minas
Brazil
Boundary
Administrative proxy
Approximated by the Sul de Minas mesoregion (IBGE), one of the four main coffee-producing mesoregions of Minas Gerais. Not a legal DO — the boundary here is the statistical mesoregion used by IBGE for agricultural reporting.
At a glance
- Elevation
- 900–1350 m
- Harvest
- May–Sep
- Varieties
- Mundo Novo, Bourbon Amarelo, Catuaí Vermelho, Yellow Catuaí
- Processes
- pulped natural, natural, washed
Cup profile
Balanced, chocolate, hazelnut, medium body, low-to-medium acidity — the bulk of Brazil's specialty exports. Source: Cooxupé/Minasul cooperative cupping notes.