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2009 Costa Rica Cup of Excellence® Winning Farms - Auction Jun 11, 2009 |
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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.
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| 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 |
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| 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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