No. 44 - Villa Pastora - Colombia

A vibrant, fruity and refined Colombian Grand Cru – a family ode to excellence

🌎 Country – Colombia
📍 Region – Palestina, Huila
🌿 Farm – Villa Pastora
👨 Producer – Gerson Mora
🔬 Variety – Pink Bourbon
☀️ Process – Natural with 48h oxidation + 48h anaerobic fermentation
⛰ Altitude – 1,600 – 1,680 m
⚖️ Weight – 200 g
🏆 Scoring – 87 SCA

A family story rooted in the land and the heart

Founded in the 1980s by Madame Pastora Anacona , the Villa Pastora farm is now run by her grandson Gerson Mora , alongside his father Álvaro Mora . From generation to generation, the Mora family has passionately cultivated a distinctive coffee, showcasing a rich terroir and exacting expertise.

A place of memory, culture and transmission, Villa Pastora is also a community center , employing local workers and sharing its fermentation and drying equipment with other producers in the sector.

A precision process, at the service of aromatics

Pink Bourbon cherries are rigorously selected, then subjected to a controlled double process:
– 48 hours of controlled oxidation ,
– followed by 48 hours of anaerobic fermentation in a sealed tank .

After that, the coffee is dried for 8 hours in a mechanical silo , then for 14 days under a ventilated shelter , ensuring a stable, aromatic, and perfectly clean cup.

Aromatic profile: ripe fruit, sweetness and floral delicacy
This Grand Cru offers a warm, structured and seductive aromatic profile:
– Fresh grapes , as an opening
– Ripe mango and peach , in the heart of the mouth
– A sweet, enveloping and lingering vanilla finish

The cup is balanced, creamy, with delicate acidity and a clean, crisp finish . A lovely depth without being excessive.

Recommended methods
Using gentle methods , this coffee reveals the full richness of its fruit and its velvety texture.
As an espresso , it surprises with its precision and smoothness, with a beautiful consistency in the cup.

🔝 Villa Pastora is much more than a Grand Cru: it is a living memory, a perfect gesture, and a cup that tells a story. The story of a heritage, passed down with passion.