INTENSO

FLAVOUR PROFILE

BOLD, SWEET & SPICY - MANGO, COCONUT, PLUM, CRANBERRY

ORIGIN

BABABUDANGIRI, WEST GHATS, INDIA

FARM

RATNAGIRI ESTATE

FARMER

ASHOK PATRE

PROCESS

CARBONIC MACERATION

VARIETY

CAUVERY

MASL

1300-1450

The Hindi word “Ratnagiri” literally translates as “Pearl Mountain”, referring to the dense stand of silver oaks that crowns the farm. Ratnagiri was founded in 1920. It is owned and run by Ashok Patre and has been passed down through the generations – from grandfather to father to son. Ashok describes the processing of this lot as follows:

“This is a natural coffee with an extended 52-hour carbonic maceration. It is the Cauvery variety grown on the farm at 4,500 feet, on a plot called GIRI Patte. The cherries measured 25.2 Brix at harvest and, after the floaters were removed, they went into bio-fermenters. The coffee was inoculated with Intenso yeast. The tanks were then filled with carbon dioxide and the coffee fermented for 52 hours. Once removed, it was immediately placed on raised beds for slow drying and dried gradually over the following 26 days with constant turning.”