- Catalogue altitude
- 900–1,500 m · 6 of 10 catalogue coffees report altitude. This sample does not establish the full growing range.
- Climate
- annual rainfall about 1,000mm; average temperatures 19-22°C, with occasional winter frost at higher altitudes
- Terrain
- mountain range (Serra do Caparaó) straddling the border of Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo states
- Soil
- stony soils at the massif's higher elevations, subject to frost and ice crust
- Varieties
- Red Catuaí · Catucaí 785 · 785 RED CATUCAÍ 250g
- Base process
- Natural · Honey
- Conditions and additional steps
- Anaerobic (sealed, no oxygen)
Manhuaçu, at the foot of the Caparaó range, is the commercialization center for the surrounding 'Zona da Mata' mountain coffee, with storage for about 1 million sacks and ~1.5 million sacks harvested yearly in the area