Décio Bruxel e Outro(s)
Farm facts
Name: Chuá
Municipality: Patos de Minas / Minas Gerais
Average altitude: 1062.5 meters
Average temperature: 23 ºC
About your grower
Décio Bruxel is a gaucho from Arroio do Meio, an agronomist, graduated from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Coffee activities began in 1985 at Cerrado Mineiro, Fazenda Chuá, in Patos de Minas. It then expanded to the São João farm in Varjão de Minas. DB-Estate Coffee today represents a universe of millions of feet of coffee distributed in various areas that produce everything from natural coffee to pulped and washed. DB Estate Coffee uses state-of-the-art agronomic techniques based on sustainable, high quality agriculture, with priority on environmentally sound cultivation methods. DB Estate Coffee produces specialty coffees of the varieties Bourbon Yellow and Red, Catuaí, Catucaí, Acauã, Topázio, Sabiá, among other new varieties always seeking the highest quality.
Production characteristics
Bags: 10.00Coffee variety: Arara
Processing: Fermentação Induzida
Average altitude: 1062.5 meters
Harvest: 2024/2025
Warehouse: Expocaccer Cooperativa dos Cafeicultores do Cerrado
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.