SCA 88Reserva 1250
The highest lot on the farm
Blood orange, salted caramel, jasmine
R$68250 g
Southern Minas · Brazil · Since 1978
Coffee bornat thealtitude
Beans hand-picked between 950 and 1,250 metres, sun-dried on raised beds and roasted in small batches. Coffee with a name, an origin and a harvest date.
1,250m
Peak altitude
86+
SCA score
180 ha
Under cultivation
47 years
Family in coffee
1978
The Farm
Three generations on the same piece of land
Minas Café began in 1978, when the first Yellow Bourbon seedling went into the hillside that now gives its name to our highest lot. Nearly half a century later, the coffee is still picked by the same hands — and by the hands of the children and grandchildren of the people who started it.
We are not a commodity. Every plot is harvested separately, every lot is cupped before it leaves here, and every bag carries the date the cherry came off the tree. That care is the difference between a coffee and a coffee you remember.
Terroir
Where altitude turns into sweetness
Southern Minas gives coffee something no other place gives in quite the same way: cold nights, dry days and deep volcanic soil. The cherry ripens slowly — and that slowness is what concentrates the sugar.
- Altitude
- 950 – 1,250 m
- Climate
- Tropical highland
- Soil
- Deep red latosol
- Annual rainfall
- 1,500 mm
- Varieties
- Yellow Bourbon, Catuaí 62, Mundo Novo
- Harvest
- May to September
Tree to cup
Five steps, no shortcuts
Everyone says their coffee is craft. Here is exactly what happens between the plant and your grinder.
01Selective picking
Ripe cherry only, picked by hand, pass after pass. The green fruit stays on the tree for the next round.
02Sun drying
Raised beds, turned every hour, down to 11% moisture. No mechanical dryer, no rush.
- 03
Resting in wood
Sixty days in wooden silos so the sugar stabilises and the acidity finds its body.
04Small-batch roasting
Fifteen kilos at a time, a profile drawn for each lot. Every roast is cupped before it is bagged.
05Dated packaging
One-way valve and the roast date printed on the bag. You know exactly how old your coffee is.
Our Coffees
Four lots. Four stories.
Each label comes from one specific plot of the farm. Same land, different altitudes — and cups that taste nothing alike.
SCA 88
SCA 86Yellow Bourbon
The variety that started it all
Raw cane sugar, Brazil nut, milk chocolate
R$79500 g
SCA 84Terra Vermelha
Full-bodied, for those who like it strong
70% cacao, pecan, molasses
R$62500 g
SCA 89Harvest Microlot
Limited edition, once a year
Varies with each harvest
R$96250 g
Sensory profile
What you taste in the cup
Average of our lots on the SCA scale, evaluated by a certified cupper every harvest.
- Sweetness8.8
- Acidity7.3
- Body7.8
- Aroma8.8
- Finish8.3
- Balance8.8
Why Minas Café
What sets us apart from shelf coffee
Real traceability
Plot, altitude, harvest date and roast date on every bag. No anonymous blends.
Hand-picked
Pass after pass, ripe cherry only. It costs more, and that is why the cup is sweet.
Small-batch roasting
Fifteen kilos at a time, a dedicated profile per lot, cupped before bagging.
Straight from the grower
No middleman between our farm and your cup — in Brazil or on the other side of the world.
Wholesale & Export
For cafés, roasters and importers
We supply green and roasted, from a 60 kg bag to a full container, with spec sheets, samples and complete export documentation.
Free sample
We send 250 g of the lot so you can cup it before committing.
Bag to container
From 60 kg green, with volume-based pricing.
Full export support
FOB Santos, certificate of origin and quality report.
Private label
Roasted and packed under your own brand, from 500 kg.
Request a sample
Tell us what you are looking for and one of us replies within one business day.
Inside the farm
Where it all happens
Already tasted
What people say
We swapped our house bean for Reserva 1250 and the customer response was immediate. The sweetness carries the espresso with no sugar needed.
Marina Beltrão
Partner, Café Angular — São Paulo
We imported three containers last harvest. Consistency lot to lot and flawless paperwork — rare at this price point.
Daniel Okonkwo
Head of sourcing, Nordic Roast — Oslo
It is the only coffee my father, who has been drinking it since he was twelve, praised without me asking.
Rafael Andrade
Customer since 2021
Coming soon
The online store is on its way
Join the list and get the first lot before anyone else — at launch pricing.
Contact
Let's have a coffee together
A question about a lot, a visit to the farm or a large order — talk to us.
- contato@minascafe.com.br
- Minas Gerais
- Sul de Minas, Brasil · 950–1250 m