Specialty coffee by Terres de Café - Capsules Volcan Azul - Caturra

Capsules Volcan Azul - Caturra

€8.90

Gold medal at the Épicures trophies for Fine Grocery 2018. In Costa Rica, the Volcan Azul farm is an institution and its producer, Alejo Castro, a master at combining variety and process. Here, a full-bodied, smooth Caturra.

Score

85+

Origin

Costa Rica

Region / Farm

Vallée centrale / Finca Volcan Azul

Altitude

1250 to 1500

Producer

Alejo Castro

Type d'agriculture

Reasoned and sustainable

Sourcing note

Volcan Azul is more than a hundred years old and is now run by Alejo Castro, the sixth generation of farmers. Alejo, who is in his thirties, is part of the modern coffee movement and has considerably developed his production: plot-based planting, adaptation of prestigious botanical varieties and goldsmith's precision in the many processes carried out on the farm.

Volcan Azul is my favourite farm in Costa Rica, because everything is done to perfection. What's more, the Castro family are very likeable and are driven by a desire to do things right, doing everything possible to preserve their natural heritage. For me, this coffee is the reflection of a state of mind.

Tasting note

On the nose: notes of sweet spices, stone fruit and chocolate.

On the palate: a silky, enveloping texture. The cup oscillates between milk chocolate and stone fruit, underpinned by the slight exotic acidity that is the signature of this iconic Volcan Azul coffee.

Intensity / Fruits : 4/5

Variétés

Caturra

Fermentation

Natural

Freshly roasted and encapsulated coffee in France.

Terres de Café sources and roasts the world's finest coffees. By maintaining fair trade links with its network of coffee farms using sustainable agricultural and social practices.

Terres de Café actively participates in the emergence of a virtuous coffee industry.

These aluminum capsules are recyclable and packaged in a protective atmosphere.