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2009 Costa Rica Cup of Excellence® Winning Farms - Auction Jun 11, 2009
Lot#: 14 Luis Pablo Bonilla Solis - La Loma
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Overview

La LOMA is situated in Llano Bonito of León Cortés, at 1900 meter above sea level and its coffee variety is 100% CATURRA.

This coffee is 7 years old and belongs to a coffee grower family by tradition. They are the ones in charge of the whole process all year long. Some characteristics of the farm: for shadow they use “poro” and “guineo” trees and they plant avocado as an alternate product.

All the farm care is manual and there is no use of insecticides or “nematicidas” to protect the environment and the workers health.

Harvest is between January and February, months were the fruit is fully ripe, picked and milled on the same day. Only fully mature fruit is picked and then dried on african beds or “parijuelas”. The coffee from La Loma farm is a high quality coffee because of all the care and strict control from the plantation, all thru the milling process and also because of the effort and dedication of the whole family.

Property Characteristics: Coffee Characteristics:
Farm: La Loma
Farmer: Luis Pablo Bonilla Solis
Rank: 14
City: Llano Bonito de León Cortes
Region: Tarrazú
Country: Costa Rica
Farm Size: Not Available
Coffee growing area: Not Available
Altitude: 1950 masl
Certification: None
Variety: Caturra
Processing System: Convencional, sun dried
Lot Size: 30 boxes
Pounds: 2,271.50
International Jury Score: 84.67
Cupping Number #: 40
Price: 6.75 USD
Winning Bidder: Kyokuto Fadie Corporation
Top Jury Descriptions: aroma/flavor: black currant, licorice, chocolate, melon, ripe blackberries acidity: elegant, crisp, well-structured other notes: white-wine grapes, honey, sparkling, rich body

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