China

Yunnan

Province · China

Terroir

Catalogue altitude
1,100–2,000 m · 13 of 16 catalogue coffees report altitude. This sample does not establish the full growing range.
Climate
Subtropical highland or humid subtropical; mild; temperatures 8-17°C (Jan), 21-27°C (Jul); rainfall 600-2300 mm annually
Terrain
Mountainous with distinct canyon region in west and plateau region in east; high mountain chains
Varieties
Catimor · IHCAFE 90 · Pacas · Parainema
Base process
Natural · Washed
Conditions and additional steps
Anaerobic (sealed, no oxygen)

98% of China's coffee production; Catimor arabica variety dominant; large-scale cultivation since 1988; major tea producer (Dianhong/Yunnan black tea)

Across Yunnan16 coffees with no finer area recorded