India-Ratnagiri Estate

India-Ratnagiri Estate

Producer: Ashok and Divya Patre

Location: Chikmagalur, India

Farm Name: Ratnagiri

Farm Size: 108 hectares

Elevation: 1,340 masl

Variety: Catuaí

Process: Extended Carbonic Maceration Anoxic Natural

Drying: Raised beds dried for 30 days

Cupping notes: Sweet Pea, Sage, Cooking Apple

Cupping score: 85.25

The name Ratnagiri means “pearl mountains.” It alludes to the dense silver oak trees populating the hillside in and around Ratnagiri Estate. The oaks provide shade for coffee.

Ashok Patre is the latest in a long line of Patres to own and operate Ratnagiri Estate. Begun in 1927, the Patre family has been focused on producing coffee at Ratnagiri estate for nearly 100 years.  In 2000, Ashok began investing in modern agricultural technology and focusing on specialty coffee production. He continues to expand the capabilities and increase quality at Ratnagiri Estate each year.

This is a 60 -hour extended carbonic maceration natural anoxic processed coffee. It is from the Catuai varietal grown at 4500 feet for the farms Jasper Collection. The Brix of the coffee cherries was 23.9  when harvested and they were put in the stainless-steel fermenters after floater removal. The tanks were then purged with carbon dioxide gas and the coffee was fermented for 60 hours. After removing the coffee, they were directly put on raised beds for slow drying. The coffee was then dried slowly with constant stirring over the next 27 days.”