Brazil 2020

Cup of Excellence: The winning lots are the top 30 coffees that scored above an 87 by the Cup of Excellence International Jury. These coffees have each been cupped a minimum of five different times during the cupping process.

  • Preselection stage: September 7th – 14th with the 8 National Judges in Varginha, Brazil with Silvio Leite as head judge.
  • National stage: October 3rd – 5th with the 14 National Judges in Varginha, Brazil with Silvio Leite as head judge.
  • International stage: Completed on different dates with the judges Kentaro Maruyama, Miyoko Watanabe, Hitomi Shima, Shinji Sekine, Keita Matsumoto, Mitsunori Shono, Yunson Lee, Minseon Kim, Adam Matheson, Lloyd Thom, Bjørn Harald, Synøve Neseon, Ali Johnston, Badi Bradley, James Gibbs, Qinru Gu (Catherine), Yunjie He (Hollie), Weiwei Ye, John Thompson, Alex Seath, Anette Moldvaer, Silvio Leite, Edmilson Generoso, Dionatan Antunes and Marina Castro in their respective labs around the globe.

Cup of Excellence: The winning lots are the top 30 coffees that scored above an 87 by the Cup of Excellence International Jury. These coffees have each been cupped a minimum of five different times during the cupping process. The coffee is packaged in a 30kg box containing two 15kg vacuum-packed bags.

National Winners: The National Winner lots are coffees scoring 86+ points during the International Week by the Cup of Excellence International Jury. These coffees have each been cupped a minimum of five different times during the cupping process.

COE Auction: December 10th
NW Auction: December 9th – 30th

RANK
WEIGHT (kg)
FARM
FARMER
REGION
SCORE
VARIETY
PROCESS
1a
180
Luiz Ricardo Bozzi Pimenta de Sousa
Montanhas do Espírito Santo
90.03
Red Catucaí 785
Fully Washed
1b
150
Luiz Ricardo Bozzi Pimenta de Sousa
Montanhas do Espírito Santo
90.03
Red Catucaí 785
Fully Washed
2
660
Evandro Passos Clementino
Mantiqueira de Minas
89.71
Yellow Catucaí 24/137
Natural
3
510
Carlos Henrique Ribeiro do Valle
Sul de Minas
88.94
Yellow Bourbon
Natural
4
330
Eduardo Vettorazzi Tozi
Montanhas do Espírito Santo
88.94
Catuaí 144
Pulped Natural
5
330
José Renato Rodrigues Alves
Chapada Diamantina
88.88
Catuaí 144
Natural
6
300
Sandra Lelis da Silva
Matas de Minas
88.88
Catiguá MG2 & MG3
Pulped Natural
7
300
Paulo Dário Carneiro Pinto Junior
Mantiqueira de Minas
88.88
Yellow Catucaí
Pulped Natural
8
330
Jeremias Lietig Braga
Montanhas do Espírito Santo
88.85
Catucaí 785
Pulped Natural
9
300
Cláudia Maria Carneiro Bustamante Santana
Mantiqueira de Minas
88.76
Catucaí 2SL
Natural
10
300
Wagner Teodoro da Silva
Mantiqueira de Minas
88.56
Yellow Catuaí
Natural
11
420
Adila Pereira Coli
Mantiqueira de Minas
88.44
Yellow Bourbon
Natural
12
360
Fazenda Sertãozinho
Sul de Minas
88.44
Yellow Catucaí
Natural
13
300
Luiz Paulo Dias Pereira Filho
Mantiqueira de Minas
88.44
Gesha
Pulped Natural
14
300
Antônio Fortes Bustamante
Mantiqueira de Minas
88.38
Yellow Bourbon
Natural
15
540
José Márcio da Silva
Mantiqueira de Minas
88.32
Yellow Bourbon
Natural
16
660
Carlos Sérgio Sanglard
Matas de Minas
88.24
Catucaí 2SL
Pulped Natural
17
330
Nobletree Coffee Farms
Sul de Minas
88.15
Obatã
Natural
18
360
Marilda Barros Ribeiro
Mantiqueira de Minas
88.15
Yellow Catuaí
Natural
19
300
Antônio dos Santo Silva
Mantiqueira de Minas
88.12
Yellow Bourbon
Natural
20
690
Vinicius Wagner Ignotti
Cerrado Mineiro
88.03
Acauã Novo
Natural
21
660
Matheus Lopes Sanglard
Matas de Minas
88
Red Catucaí
Pulped Natural
22
330
Afonso Maria Vinhal
Cerrado Mineiro
87.94
Topázio
Pulped Natural
23
360
Maria José Araújo Miranda
Matas de Minas
87.53
Catuaí 44
Pulped Natural
24
420
Merce Jordan Araújo Silva
Chapada Diamantina
87.5
Red Catuaí
Pulped Natural
25
300
Rafael Dias Pereira
Mantiqueira de Minas
87.35
Yellow Bourbon
Pulped Natural
26
330
Eduardo Eustáquio de Andrade
Cerrado Mineiro
87.29
Yellow Icatu
Natural
28
540
Michel Nunes da Silva
Mantiqueira de Minas
87.26
Yellow Bourbon
Natural
29
330
Adolfo Henrique Vieira Ferreira
Sul de Minas
87.24
Yellow Bourbon
Natural
30
360
Osvaldina Alves Dutra
Matas de Minas
87.21
Gesha
Fully Washed
Score
Farm
Farmer
Weight (kg)
Region
Process
Variety
87.15
Antônio Rigno de Oliveira
690
Chapada Diamantina
Pulped Natural
Catuaí 144
86.68
Reginaldo José de Novais
330
Chapada Diamantina
Pulped Natural
Catuaí 144
86.18
Enivaldo Marinho Pereira
690
Cerrado Mineiro
Natural
MGS Paraíso 2
Role
Name
Company
Country
Head Judge
Silvio Leite
Agricafe
Brazil
International Judge
Edmilson Generoso
Alicerce
Brazil
International Judge
Adam Matheson
Campos Coffee
Australia
International Judge
Lloyd Thom
Campos Coffee
Australia
International Judge
Ali Johnston
Caravela Coffee
United States
International Judge
Badi Bradley
Caravela Coffee
United States
International Judge
James Gibbs
Caravela Coffee
United States
International Judge
Dionatan Antunes
Caxambu & Aracaçu Estate Farms
Brazil
International Judge
Alex Seath
Coffee Nexus
United Kingdom
International Judge
John Thompson
Coffee Nexus
United Kingdom
International Judge
Marina Castro
Grupo Montesanto Tavares
Brazil
International Judge
Anette Moldvaer
Independent
United Kingdom
International Judge
Bjørn Harald
Kaffebrenneriet as
Norway
International Judge
Synøve Neseon
Kaffebrenneriet as
Norway
International Judge
Qinru Gu (Catherine)
Latorre & Dutch Coffee
China
International Judge
Yunjie He (Hollie)
Latorre & Dutch Coffee
China
International Judge
Hitomi Shima
Maruyama Coffee Co., Ltd.
Japan
International Judge
Kentaro Maruyama
Maruyama Coffee Co., Ltd.
Japan
International Judge
Miyoko Watanabe
Maruyama Coffee Co., Ltd.
Japan
International Judge
Weiwei Ye
Taster’s Coffee
China
International Judge
Minseon Kim
Terarosa (Haksan Co.Ltd)
South Korea
International Judge
Yunson Lee
Terarosa (Haksan Co.Ltd)
South Korea
International Judge
Keita Matsumoto
Wataru & Co., Ltd.
Japan
International Judge
Mitsunori Shono
Wataru & Co., Ltd.
Japan
International Judge
Shinji Sekine
Wataru & Co., Ltd.
Japan
Name
Company
Helivaldo Ferreira
Sancoffee
Tony Bernardes
Sendas
Francisco Lentini
Minasul
Dionathan Antunes
Caxambu and Aracaçu Farms
Anderson Reis
Cafebras
Gustavo Coli
Barão Comissária de Cafés
Bruno De Lima
Monte Alegre Coffees
Edimilson Generoso
ALICERCE

*The winning coffees have been selected and scored in blind cuppings. The winning farm and the specific coffee lot information is submitted by each farmer and is not known to the public until the awards ceremony.  ACE assumes the farm information is correct and up to date but is not responsible should some information change before or after the auction.   Bidders should assess the value of each coffee based on quality in the cup and its appropriateness for their company. Farm information is for educational purposes only but can be used to help sell the winning coffees.

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