{"product_id":"koppi-monte-copey-la-mesa-cherry-rested-tipica-costa-rica","title":"Koppi - Monte Copey La Mesa, Cherry-Rested Tipica | Costa Rica","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCosta Rica — Enrique Navarro Monte Copey La Mesa Tipica (Cherry-Rested)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTastes Like — 🫐 Cranberries • 🍒 Dark Cherries • 🍊 Ripe Tropical\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Enrique Navarro and family\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFarm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Monte Copey — La Mesa Plot\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dota Valley, Tarrazú, Costa Rica\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarietal:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tipica\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProcess:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cherry-Rested (Reposado), Honey\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAltitude:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1,900–2,000 MASL\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTRO\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMonte Copey is one of Koppi's most cherished long-term producer relationships. This Tipica lot from the La Mesa plot has been processed as a cherry-rested \"reposado\" — coffee cherries rested in sealed barrels for 48 hours before honey processing, a technique that amplifies the natural sweetness and complexity of the Tipica varietal to remarkable effect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is a coffee of striking intensity: dark cherry depth, vibrant cranberry acidity, and a richness of character that speaks to the extraordinary care invested at every stage of production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PRODUCER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2009 the brothers Enrique and Josue Navarro took over the family-owned farms belonging to Monte Copey, investing in a Penagos mechanical depulping machine and building 22 drying tables — early steps in their path towards producing some of Costa Rica's finest coffees. Monte Copey is divided into 5 plots of approximately 20 hectares total, with 15 planted with coffee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll coffees are separated by farm, cultivar, and picking date. The same families have returned to work at the farm for over 20 years, trained to pick only perfectly ripe cherries. Koppi has worked with Monte Copey since 2010: when they began, production was 80 bags annually — today it is 250–300 bags, achieved without any compromise to quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PROCESS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Cherry-Rested (Reposado) process at Monte Copey involves:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e🍒 \u003cstrong\u003eSelective Hand-Picking\u003c\/strong\u003e — Only perfectly ripe cherries picked and sorted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e📅 \u003cstrong\u003eCherry Resting\u003c\/strong\u003e — Whole cherries rested in sealed plastic barrels for 48 hours, developing sweetness and complexity through controlled natural fermentation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e🔧 \u003cstrong\u003eDepulping\u003c\/strong\u003e — After resting, cherries are depulped retaining honey-level mucilage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e☀️ \u003cstrong\u003eRaised Bed Drying\u003c\/strong\u003e — Coffee dries slowly on raised beds in Tarrazú's cool mountain climate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e✅ \u003cstrong\u003eLot Separation\u003c\/strong\u003e — Traceable to plot, picking date, and process batch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 48-hour cherry rest imparts a fruit-forward richness impossible to achieve through conventional processing alone, making this one of Monte Copey's most distinctive and sought-after lots.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE CUP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMonte Copey La Mesa Cherry-Rested Tipica is intense, sweet, and deeply satisfying — dark cherry and cranberry flavours with a luscious tropical character. 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