Fazenda Santa Monica sits 1,260 meters above sea level in Ibiraci, Alta Mogiana—an area famed for cool nights, altitude, and exceptional coffee. Third-generation producer Jean Vilhena Faleiros continues his family’s century-long legacy as part of the Eldorado Specialty Coffee alliance, a network of seven family-run farms dedicated to producing innovative, sustainable, and high-quality coffees.
Jean’s approach spans the entire chain—from seedling to export—guided by respect for the land. The farm uses only organo-mineral fertilisers, returns coffee by-products to the soil as compost, and avoids harmful pesticides to protect local flora and fauna.
Lot 39C showcases Jean’s commitment to precision and experimentation. Cherries were handpicked at peak ripeness, before undergoing 60 hours of controlled anaerobic fermentation with Briosa yeast, a process designed to enhance sweetness and depth while preserving the fruit’s character, before being dried slowly on raised African beds.
The result is a vibrant and syrupy coffee with notes of milo, raspberry, and hazelnut, lifted by a gentle mandarin acidity.
Roasted for filter brewing.