Costa Rica

Tarrazú

Canton · San José Province · Costa Rica

Terroir

Catalogue altitude
1,200–2,000 m · 29 of 93 catalogue coffees report altitude. 1 of those 29 have a recorded range partly or wholly outside this band. This sample does not establish the full growing range.
Climate
Mountain climate; morning light favorable for coffee; afternoon cloud cover protects trees
Terrain
Highland valley surrounded by mountains; part of Talamanca Sierra; crosses Coastal Mountain Range
Soil
Red volcanic origin soil; ideal conditions for coffee production
Varieties
Geisha · Catuaí · Caturra · Red Catuaí
Base process
Washed · Honey · Natural
Conditions and additional steps
Anaerobic (sealed, no oxygen) · Fermentation

Produces most desirable coffee in Costa Rica; Tarrazú Geisha coffee most expensive sold by Starbucks; protected Denominación de Origen Protegida

3 growing areas

Coffee-growing territory

Across Tarrazú87 coffees with no finer area recorded