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2009 Costa Rica Cup of Excellence® Winning Farms - Auction Jun 11, 2009 |
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Lot#: 10 Minor Leiva Núñez - El Pedregal |
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Overview
Mr. Minor Leiva Núñez, is a coffee producer, he’s been a farmer his
whole life and has been working the land since he was a kid. He has 4
brothers and all of them has been taught by their mom and dad, the
farming business and have dedicated their lives to been growers and
especially coffee.
El Pedregal is a farm that Mr. Leiva’s inherit from his mother and
his mother from her father; so from generation to generation they have
been handing down the land as well as their coffee producing spirit and
passion.
The land is an area that has big mountains of rocks, there for the
name El Pedregal, which they have worked and cared for since they were
kids. Their mother would bring them lunch to the farm and they would sit
on the rocks and have their lunch.
Mr. Leiva is actually a member of the Asociación de Agricultores La
Violeta de Desamparados, which has an ecological micro mill. This micro
mill processes about 2000 fanegas per harvest, which allows a special
treatment and guarantee the traceability from the plantation, thru the
harvest, the milling and drying processes to the storage and exportation
of the coffee.
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| Property Characteristics: |
Coffee Characteristics: |
| Farm:
El Pedregal |
| Farmer:
Minor Leiva Núñez |
| Rank:
10 |
| City:
Fariles de Desamparados |
| Region:
Tarrazú |
| Country:
Costa Rica |
| Farm Size:
Not Available |
| Coffee growing area:
Not Available |
| Altitude:
1600 masl |
| Certification:
None |
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| Variety:
Caturra and Catuai amarillo |
| Processing System:
Convencional, sun dried |
| Lot Size:
36 boxes |
| Pounds:
2,732.40 |
| International Jury Score:
86.11 |
| Cupping Number #:
31 |
| Price:
6.85 USD |
| Winning Bidder:
Nippon Coffee Trading Co.,Ltd for Doi Coffee |
| Top Jury Descriptions:
aroma/flavor: orange, dark choc, buttery, pecan, strawberry, buttered whole wheat toast, caramel acidity: sparkling, well-balanced, firm |
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