Yellow Catuaí, Capim Branco — Brazil

16.25 EUR

A soft, sweet natural Brazil — red apple and honey, with pecans underneath. This is natural-process Brazil at its most easy-going. Butterscotch on the nose, then red apple and honey in the cup, with pecan sitting underneath and a soft, medium body. The acidity is low and rounded, so it drinks sweet and smooth rather than bright. It comes from Capim Branco, the Andrade family's estate in the High Cerrado of Minas Gerais, planted with Yellow Catuaí — a variety they pick for its naturally high sugars. Ripe cherries are hand-picked, then dried whole on raised beds for 27 days. The slow dry is what builds the sweetness and keeps the cup even from bag to bag. On the bar from 9 July. If you want a Brazil you can drink all day without fuss, this is the one.

Origin

Brazil Minas Gerais

Process

natural

Varietal

Yellow Catuaí