Brasil Cerrado Miniero Ipê - Light Roast

Origin

• 🇧🇷 Brazil· Cerrado

Tasting notes

Character

• Funky
  65
• Experimental
  50
• Bright
  30
• Clean
  20

Fun, FunkyFunky / lacticTasting language for deliberate fermentation flavor: yogurt-like tang (lactic), winey or boozy notes, overripe fruit. A feature in experimental lots, a defect in classic ones. Brasil Another one on deck from our pals at Orange Brown Imports. This is one of them classic funky Brasilian naturals that is sweet and packed full of flavour. We're tasting red wine and ripe nectarine . Origins: Barbosa Family, Cerrado Mineiro Brasil Process: NaturalNatural processThe whole cherry is dried with the fruit still on the seed. Gives heavier body and big fruit flavors — think berries and wine — sometimes with a fermenty edge. AnaerobicAnaerobic fermentationCherries or depulped seeds ferment in sealed, oxygen-free tanks. Produces intense, unusual flavors — cinnamon, bubblegum, boozy fruit — that divide opinion. Varietal: Yellow CatuaiCatuaíA Brazilian cross of Mundo Novo and Caturra: short, productive, storm-resistant. Sweet, mild, dependable — everywhere in Brazil and Central America. Flavour Notes: Red Wine, Sweet Nectarine Grown at 950-1100masl