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BRAZIL MARCO WATERS

BRAZIL MARCO WATERS

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AGUAS DE MARCO is a specialty coffee from the terroir of Cerrado Mineiro. This terroir offers soft cups, low acidity and brioche and almond notes. It is a coffee without fuss or pretension that offers a more than reasonable quality/price ratio.

IN THE MOUTH

Aguas de Marco is a balanced coffee without acidity. Malted (Brioche), Gourmet (Caramel, Fresh Almond, Macadamia Nuts)

ORIGIN AND PROCESS


Country : Brazil
Terroir : Cerrado Mineiro high plateaus
Producer : Grossi Family
Species : Arabica
Variety : Yellow Catuai
Altitude : 970 m
Harvest : June to September
Process : Washed
Drying : Patio

THE STORY

This coffee from the Cerrado region comes from the Grossi family. It was in 1879 that José Carlos' grandfather, Antônio Grossi, emigrated from the Veneto region of Italy to Brazil with the aim of working in the coffee plantations in the state of São Paulo. Years later, in 1950, Antônio's son and José Carlos' father, Matheus Grossi, decided to invest in a small coffee plantation in the northwest of Paraná. Born in the interior of São Paulo, in the city of Garça, José Carlos, whenever he could, helped his father on the farm and thus joined the ESALQ / USP agricultural school in 1966 to deepen his knowledge in coffee growing.

José Carlos Grossi left his father's fields in Paraná in 1972 to start his first coffee plantation in the previously unknown region of Cerrado Mineiro . With his $10,000 in savings, he launched the beginning of the history of the company JC Grossi & Filhos on this unknown terroir. In 1991, his efforts paid off. Keen to achieve consistent quality in production, José Carlos adopted a strategy of verticalization of production activities, which allowed him to improve quality control and traceability of the coffees produced . Added to this was research work to adapt production to the Cerrado. In 1994, the Group set up a experimental plot .

Since 2005, they have been UTZ and Rainforest Alliance certified .

Grown at 970 meters above sea level , this coffee is a yellow catucai . We called it Aguas de Março because it is prepared washed and this process is quite rare in the Cerrado region.

The water used in the Fully Washed process is used in an environmentally friendly way, as it is treated and recycled in settling tanks. The recycled water returns to the plant and is used for natural processes. The residual water and solids are used as fertilizer on the farm.

FRESHLY ROASTED

Contrary to what we are sold in supermarkets, fresh roasting is essential to the expression of a terroir and a history, that of coffee which is a fruit above all.

The roasting date, we don't talk about it enough but it is very important!
Why? Because drinking “old” coffee is like drinking “dead” coffee devoid of all aromatic cells. The result in the cup will be disappointing. Oxygen tends to deteriorate the finest aromatic molecules in coffee, making it less delicate to taste. This is why it is better to drink your coffee quickly and to favor artisanally roasted coffees rather than industrial coffees. which are roasted and packaged way too long before you find them in your cup!

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