PERU GILMER CORDOVA

Gilmer Mejia operates the beautiful Finca Ecológica Agua Colorada, a farm his father, Filadelpo Cordova Mejia, acquired for growing coffee in 1990. It is a 7-hectare plot, on which 4 hectares grow Caturra and other common varieties. Wilmer is sure to pick all his coffees ripe and by hand, as they mature under the protection of wild shade trees. He uses compost and guano to fertilize his farm, and uses no herbicides. Gilmer is a young and innovative producer who is committed to and passionate about quality in every way, from the anagement of his farm to the final taste in the cup.

Flavor Notes - Grapefruit, papaya, cocoa nibs, lime zest

Producer - Gilmer Cordova

Farm - Finca Ecologica

Region - Jaén, Cajamarca

Variety - Caturra

Process - Natural

Altitude - 1850 masl