Ebert Huaman Villegas, Peru, Natural Gesha

Tasting notes 

Pinot Noir · Passionfruit · Maraschino Liquor
Raw cacao · gummy candy

Under Ebert's leadership, Finca Artemira cultivates 15 hectares of coffee, growing varieties like Red Bourbon, Caturra, Pache, and what we have presented here, Gesha. Their coffee has earned recognition in Peruvian Cajamarca competitions and the 2023 Cup of Excellence, leading to exports to the UK, South Korea, and now the US. We are extremely excited to be one of the first to introduce this excellent farm, and display a really unique expression. Expect a variety of wines, deeper sweet notes than usual with this variety, and a bright citrus acid to balance that out.

The family was left with a successful cattle business and a 3-hectare coffee farm. However, due to his mother’s lack of experience in the cattle industry, the cattle business started to decline, and they focused more on the coffee plantation. His mother took a bold step and invested the remaining funds from the cattle business into new coffee plantations, a decision that would secure the family's future.

A key moment in Ebert's personal story: at 19, he worked in the fishing sector as part of a crew on an artisanal fishing boat, catching Mahi-mahi and giant squid in northern Peru. He recalls it as the hardest job he's ever done, laughing that he quickly realized coffee was a far better choice for him.

In gratitude to his mother’s work, Ebert named the finca Artemira, after her first name. Now, at 35, he enjoys a fulfilling life with his wife and their 2 year old baby, and another one on the way!

After harvesting each geisha variety independently, they are pre-fermented for 24 hours prior de-pulping. They are later washed, re-selected and dried in raised beds.