Julio Cesar Madrid

Finca Milán in Risaralda, where controlled fermentation protocols are the whole point of the farm.

Farm or site
Finca Milán
Region
Risaralda
Country
Colombia
Julio Cesar Madrid farms Finca Milán in Risaralda, where cherry selection and tightly controlled fermentation protocols are central to quality. Cherries are density-sorted and manually screened before any fermentation begins.

Milán is where several of our most distinctive lots come from, and the farm is known for its experimental protocols. The nitrogen-assisted anaerobic ferment behind our Nitro Caturra displaces oxygen with food-grade nitrogen to slow and direct microbial activity, developing esters and sweetness while suppressing sharp acidity. The Logan culturing protocol behind our Loganberry inoculates depulped cherry with native microorganisms and a fruit culture, then runs over 120 hours under controlled temperature.

Both are monitored for temperature, pH and time rather than run on a clock.