Country | Costa Rica |
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Varietal | Pacamara / Caturra |
Processing | Natural |
Crop | February 2023 |
Partnership | since 2015 |
Flavour | Juicy & Exotic |
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Farm Coffee Family
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Finca Šumava de Lourdes
is an ambitious project which was put together by a famous Costa Rican coffee exporter Francisco Mena and a Czech investor. The farm is located about an hour from the capital in the region of Lourdes de Naranjo (map). The idea behind this project is to build a state-of-the-art farm, which will benefit from a huge coffee know-how and strong financial background.
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Model and modern farm
Šumava is a model farm which uses modern technologies and new trends in ecologically sustainable farming. The farm uses eco-pulpers together with a retention field for discarded water, which is later used as a fertilizer for coffee plants.
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Many different varieties
Šumava has also an exclusive access to the international bank of coffee seeds (CATIE). On the farm, you can spot several different cultivars being planted, e.g.: geisha, sl28, ethiopian heirloom and mix varieties, caturra, villa sarchi, mocca and many others.
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Dry Processing
At finca Šumava, most of the coffee is processed in a beautiful stainless steel mill, which is equipped by the so called "desmusilaginadoras", i.e. eco-pulpers. However, this lot was processed using the so called "natural" method. Freshly picked cherries are spread on African beds where they dry for approx. 15-20 days, depending on the weather. This type of processing brings sweet and funky notes into the cup with juicy mouthfeel and fruity acidity.
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Success in short time
Even though this is only the 9th production year under the new ownership, Finca Šumava has already won the prestigious Cup of Excellence in 2016.