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La Villa
From the importer:
This coffee was harvested at La Villa farm, managed by Eduar Gaviria in Acevedo, Huila. The farm has 5ha planted with 19,000 coffee trees and plantain as a complementary crop.
La Villa sits at 1670 metres above sea level and enjoys a privileged location with breathtaking mountain views. Originally part of his father’s land, each of the siblings received around two hectares, after which Eduar was able to buy additional land from his father to complete his current five-hectare holding.
After researching the conditions required for exceptional coffee and finding that La Villa met them all in terms of altitude, climate, and soil composition, Eduar shifted towards specialty coffee production with amazing results.
Processing: Anaerobic Natural
Variety: Papayo
Cuatro Vientos is a family-owned business, offering microlots and regional blends. Founded in 2018, the company was named after the first farm owned by the Gonzalez family, and therefore, holds a special meaning for them. Yonatan Gonzalez, the company’s General Manager, grew up on that farm, and is a third-generation producer with a background in logistics. His father used to commercialise coffee, as a classic, Colombian parchment buyer.
The company operates in different parts of Huila, which gives them access to coffee for 6 months per year. They have 3 purchasing points, located in each region they work in: Acevedo, Santa Maria, and Algeciras. They do not own a private drying mill, and therefore use infrastructure located in Acevedo.
The Area
Huila, along with Narino, is one of the main areas in Colombia where we can find characteristic, diverse and distinctive flavour profiles in coffee. Our partners from Cuatro Vientos work in Northern Huila (Santa Maria & Algeciras), as well as Southern Huila (Acevedo).
Harvest & Processing
The main harvest in Santa Maria and Algeciras is between June & July, whereas in Acevedo, it falls between September and December. Even though the biggest volumes of coffee are produced in Santa Maria, we select lots from farms located in Algeciras and Acevedo.
Most of the coffees we source from Cuatro Vientos are washed, as they only produce naturals upon request. We have also bought some special preps, such as honeys and anaerobic naturals. After being handpicked, their cherries are floated and then fermented in plastic bags or tanks. Their coffee is traditionally dried on ‘marquesinas’, mechanical dryers, or patios.
