Alfredo Jesus Mitio Nakao
Farm facts
Name: Catanduva
Municipality: Patos de Minas / Minas Gerais
Average altitude: 1027.5 meters
Average temperature: 25 ºC
About your grower
The family of Alfredo Jesus Mitio Nakao, Marie Nakao Sasaki and Claudia Yatio Nakao have a long history in coffee growing. In the Region of Cerrado Mineiro are more than 30 years of history, started by the paternal grandfather and passed as legacy by his parents Mitsuo Nakao and Fumie Nakao, after the parents died the brothers continued with dedication and affection and opened a new chapter in this biography. The Region was chosen due to the quality of the terroir, the productivity and the possibility of mechanization. In the beginning the great challenge was to make the cerrado produce and control the production costs. The secret to quality coffee? Steps that are complete and need to be made with care: from the choice of the terroir, the cultural treatment, to the harvest and post-harvest with a process for excellent drying and storage of the grains. The family is concerned with producing quality and social and environmental responsibility for customer satisfaction.
Production characteristics
Bags: 240.00Coffee variety: Catuaí vermelho IAC - 99
Processing: Natural
Average altitude: 1027.5 meters
Harvest: 2024/2025
Warehouse: Armazéns Gerais Leste de Minas Ltda
About Cerrado Mineiro Region
Designation of Origin
The Cerrado Mineiro Region is a world recognized high quality coffee producing origin - the first “Designation of Origin” in Brazil, located in northwest of Minas Gerais State.
Having well-defined seasons - a hot, wet summer and a pleasantly dry winter - is a strong characteristic of the region. The coffee plantations are cultivated in areas with altitudes varying between 800 and 1,300 meters, the result being high quality coffees with a unique identity.
The coffees are “Origin and Quality Guareanteed” by the Cerrado Mineiro Region - D.O. Regulatory Board.
Our official production process
The Designation of Origin oficial production process emphasizes and values the characteristics of our terroir. Only coffees grown inside the officially delimited area and that followed the rules of the production process defined by our Regulatory Board may have the Cerrado Mineiro Region - D.O. assured by the Guaranteed Origin and Quality Seal.
Producing farms must be located within the Designation of Origin delimited area;
Minimum altitude of 800 meters, reaching up to 1,300 meters;
Coffea arabica is the official specie;
Minimum quality of 80pts based on SCAA* methodology;
The use of good practices and respect to Brazilian laws;
Coffee lots must be warehoused only in the accredited cooperatives;
Only the official coffee bag, identified with the Guaranteed Origin and Quality Seal., must be used.
