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2007 Bolivia Cup of Excellence® Winning Farms - Auction November 15, 2007 |
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Lot#: 14 Porfilio Mamani Surco, Gregorio Gonza Mamani, Vicente Gonza Mamani - Polen de Café |
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Polen de Café
History
Porfilio, and his two sons Gregorio and Vicente, having seen the
success that there neighbors had in previous competitions they decided
to compete in the Cup of Excellence for the first time this year.
They currently have seven hectares planted with coffee but hope to
plant to additional hectares with earnings from the auction. Furthermore
they also plan to invest in improving their dry processing as well as
their quality of life.
Quality Practices
Ripe cherries are hand harvested from June to September. Depulping is
done daily immediately after harvest on-site. Depulped coffee is
fermented for 15 hours and washed with clean water from mountain
springs. The coffee is then sun-dried on drying tables.
Environmental Care
Production is done without the use of chemical pesticides or fertilizers
but is not certified organic.
Other Statistics:
Type of Soil: Clay
Average Annual Rainfall: 1,700 mm
Type of Shade: Inga edulis sp., Nectandra sp.
Weeding: Three per year
Pruning: Rehabilitative, sanitary, and formative pruning.
Production practices: Fertilized organically with coffee pulp. Use of
natural barriers, soil protection.
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| Property Characteristics: |
Coffee Characteristics: |
| Farm:
Polen de Café |
| Farmer:
Porfilio Mamani Surco, Gregorio Gonza Mamani, Vicente Gonza Mamani |
| Rank:
14 |
| City:
Carrasco La Reserva |
| Region:
Caranavi |
| Country:
Bolivia |
| Farm Size:
19.00 Hectares |
| Coffee growing area:
7.00 Hectares |
| Altitude:
1700 masl |
| Certification:
None |
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| Variety:
Typica (60%), Caturra (40%) |
| Processing System:
On-site wet processing, solar drying |
| Lot Size:
22 bags |
| International Jury Score:
86.00 |
| Cupping Number #:
SUR-011 |
| Price:
4.95 USD |
| Winning Bidder:
Nippon Coffee Trading Co., Ltd for Doi Coffee |
| Jury Descriptions:
dark chocolate (15), grapefruit (9), sugar cane (8), sweet cherry (7), lemon/lime (7), spicy (4), silky texture (3), almonds (2), pecan (2), thick body (2), vanilla (1), grenadine (1), maple (1) |
| Please Note: If a number appears in brackets next to a
description it indicates the number of jurors that agreed with that particular
decription. |
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