Melese Wolde - Anaerobic Natural Landrace | Ethiopia

Details & Tasting Notes

Origin: Bensa, Bombe, Ethiopia
Producer: Melese Wolde
Variety: 74158 (Ethiopian Landrace)
Process: Anaerobic Natural
Elevation: 1700 MASL

Tastes Like: 🫐 Blueberries • 🌴 Tropical Fruit • 🌱 Rhubarb

This anaerobic natural from Melese Wolde is a vibrant and expressive Ethiopian coffee that highlights the playful side of Bensa’s terroir. Juicy, fruit-forward, and layered, it delivers bold flavors while maintaining balance and clarity—an excellent example of how modern fermentation can amplify, rather than obscure, origin character.

Melese Wolde is a dedicated producer based in the Bombe area of Bensa, one of Ethiopia’s most celebrated highland coffee regions. Known for its forested landscapes and ideal growing conditions, Bensa consistently produces coffees of exceptional sweetness and complexity. Melese focuses on careful cherry selection and meticulous processing, ensuring that each lot reflects both varietal potential and place.

This lot is processed as an anaerobic natural. After harvesting ripe cherries, they are sealed in low-oxygen environments to ferment under controlled conditions before drying whole. This method enhances fruit intensity and texture while preserving structure, resulting in a coffee that is expressive yet clean, with lifted aromatics and juicy depth.

The cup opens with rich blueberry sweetness, quickly expanding into tropical fruit notes that feel juicy and sun-ripened. As it cools, a bright rhubarb-like acidity emerges, adding freshness and balance to the sweetness. The finish is lively and refreshing, with a silky texture and lingering fruit character that makes each sip feel engaging.