Peru — Felipe Estela El Robele Caturra (Washed)

Tastes Like — 🍋 Lemon Meringue • 🍑 Jammy Stone Fruits • 🌸 Florals

DETAILS

• Producer: Felipe Estela
• Farm: El Robele
• Region: North Cajamarca, Peru
• Varietal: Caturra
• Process: Washed
• Altitude: 2,000–2,100 MASL
• Roast: Light
• Size: 250g

INTRO

From Felipe Estela at El Robele in North Cajamarca — the uncle of David Flores, a producer September Coffee have featured previously, and a founding member of the El Morito cooperative. A balanced, clean, and sweet washed Caturra of quiet charm and gentle complexity. In the cup: lemon meringue sweetness, jammy stone fruits, and a delicate floral finish.

THE PRODUCER

Felipe Estela is a second-generation coffee producer and one of the founding members of El Morito — a coffee cooperative of family farms spread across the North Cajamarca region. El Morito began as a multigenerational family project before being formalised as an association in 2022. David Flores, Felipe's nephew, serves as the cooperative's current General Manager; Felipe himself manages El Morito's storage warehouses and is known throughout the organisation for his reliability, vision, and the consistency of what he produces at El Robele.

At 2,000–2,100 MASL in North Cajamarca, El Robele sits at an altitude where cool temperatures and slow cherry maturation build the clean sweetness and structured clarity that define this lot. Caturra — a natural Bourbon mutation first identified in Brazil — has been grown in Peru's highland regions for decades, and in Felipe's hands at elevation it delivers exactly the kind of balanced, transparent, and sweetly expressive profile that makes it such a rewarding variety to work with.

THE PROCESS

The Washed process at El Robele involves:

🍒 Hand-picking — Ripe Caturra cherries selectively harvested at El Robele 🔍 Sorting — Cherries sorted after picking to ensure only the finest proceed 🔧 Depulping — Outer skin removed before fermentation 🧪 Fermentation — Beans fermented to break down remaining mucilage 💧 Washing — Thoroughly washed to remove all fermentation residue ☀️ Drying — Dried to optimal moisture content

The traditional washed processing is the defining step — by removing all fruit influence and fermenting cleanly, Felipe allows the inherent sweetness and lemon-tinged brightness of the Caturra and the cool Cajamarca terroir to express themselves with the transparency and balance that define this lot.

THE CUP

A balanced, clean, and sweetly charming washed Caturra from one of North Cajamarca's most trusted and community-rooted producers — lemon meringue sweetness, jammy stone fruit depth, citrus brightness, and a delicate floral finish in a round, approachable cup that rewards every sip. Exactly the kind of coffee September named it after.

Flavour Notes

🍋 Lemon Meringue 🍑 Jammy Stone Fruits 🌸 Florals