Unroasted coffee beans on a dark green serpentine stone, surrounded by coffee leaves and unripe coffee cherries. — Illustrative image. It does not show the documented lot.

[02] Exotic

Monteclaro Natural

Café y Ciencia

Monte Claro from DARU Farm, natural with a prolonged fermentation: molasses, tropical fruits, chocolate and ripe strawberry, spiced and layered, with a silky body.

Variety: Monte Claro
Processing: Natural Prolonged Fermentation
Farm: DARU Farm
Producer: Darveris Rivas
Region: Mérida
Altitude: 2,020 m

molasses
tropical fruits
chocolate
spiced
ripe strawberry

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About this coffee

This profile shows how strongly processing changes a coffee. The Monte Claro cherries from DARU Farm are processed natural, with a prolonged fermentation; Darveris Rivas calls the method “Natural Prolonged Fermentation”.

He himself describes the result as complex: molasses and tropical fruits, chocolate, spiced tones and ripe strawberry, carried by a silky body and a lingering aftertaste. Tasted alongside Monte Claro Washed, the coffee shows what fermentation does in the cup.

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Aroma wheel

The families in which the catalogue names aromas. Coloured segments mark documented families, without intensity.

documentednot named

Documented aroma families

Fruit tropical fruits, ripe strawberry
Sweetness molasses
Cocoa chocolate
Spice and herbs spiced

Taste profile

Acidity: not stated
Body: silky
Aftertaste: lingering
Overall impression: complex

Descriptive statements by the producer. No point values exist for this profile, so there is no scale. Source: Café y Ciencia catalogue, page 7

Specifications

Rare varieties such as Gesha, Bourbon Rosado, Wush Wush and Java, plus a Monteclaro with prolonged natural fermentation.

Product

Product: Monteclaro Natural
Coffee type: Green coffee
Collection: Café y Ciencia
Catalogue line: 02 · Exotic
Catalogue number: 03

Origin

Producer: Darveris Rivas
Farm: DARU Farm
Region: Mérida
Country: Venezuela
Altitude: 2,020 m according to the producer’s catalogue

Green coffee

Variety: Monte Claro
Processing: Natural Prolonged Fermentation
Notes: molasses, tropical fruits, chocolate, spiced, ripe strawberry, complex
Availability: Availability and samples on request

Not stated in the catalogue: harvest year, lot, cup score, quantity, price. Source: Café y Ciencia catalogue, page 7

Location of the state of Mérida in VenezuelaThe marked area is the state, not the location of a farm.

Map base: geoBoundaries gbOpen, Venezuela ADM1 (simplified), from data by OCHA Venezuela and the Instituto Nacional de Estadística, CC BY 3.0 IGO.

Origin and producer

Darveris Rivas grows the coffee in Mérida, in the Andes of western Venezuela. Farm and altitude are as stated in the catalogue.

Altitude

Producer’s statement in the catalogue

Darveris Rivas · DARU Farm

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Processing

The designation in the catalogue and what the method means in general.

producer’s designation: Natural Prolonged Fermentation
Natural: The whole cherry dries with the seed inside. Sorted cherries dry, are turned regularly and are hulled afterwards. Microbial processes can also take place while they dry. Natural does not automatically mean anaerobic.
Natural Prolonged Fermentation: Natural with extended fermentation. The catalogue gives no duration or conditions. The catalogue names a prolonged fermentation together with natural processing. How much longer, under which atmosphere and in which vessel is not described.

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Quality and laboratory

No test or laboratory report exists for this profile. The information comes from the producer’s catalogue and is not an evaluation.

No values for sugar, caffeine, fat or pH are documented for this profile. Sensory sweetness and °Brix do not replace such an analysis.

Documents and evidence

Each document with issuer, date and scope: what it shows for this product and what it does not.

The evidence at a glance

Where each statement about this profile comes from. The documents themselves follow below.

Statement	Content	Evidence
Catalogue source	Café y Ciencia catalogue, Page 7	Catalogue, page 7
Variety	Monte Claro	Catalogue, page 7
Processing	Natural Prolonged Fermentation	Catalogue, page 7
Sensory	molasses, tropical fruits, chocolate, spiced, ripe strawberry, complex	Catalogue, page 7
Farm	DARU Farm	Catalogue, page 7
Producer	Darveris Rivas	Catalogue, page 7
Awards	No award is documented for this name	not documented
Analyses	No product specific lab analysis published	not documented

Technical data

Catalogue page About this product

CATÁLOGO · Monteclaro Natural

Café y Ciencia (Darveris Rivas)Monteclaro Natural

Refers to exactly this profile.

Producer’s statement, not independently verified

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Original sources

Official directory About this product

Varieties Catalog · Monte Claro

World Coffee ResearchMonte Claro

Refers to exactly this profile.

Public record, retrieved on October 11, 2026

Open source: Varieties Catalog · Monte Claro
Official directory Producer and farm

Instructors · Darveris Rivas Dugarte · Venezuela

Coffee Quality Institute

Shows the producer or a competition coffee with the same name, not this profile.

Public record, retrieved on October 10, 2026

Open source: Instructors · Darveris Rivas Dugarte · Venezuela
Scientific publication Producer and farm

Calidad fisicoquímica y sensorial de café del estado Mérida

Ciencia e Ingeniería, Vol. 46, Núm. 2 (2025)2025

Shows the producer or a competition coffee with the same name, not this profile.

Published with a DOI, available from the publisher

Open source: Calidad fisicoquímica y sensorial de café del estado Mérida
Product catalogue Collection

CATÁLOGO · Café y Ciencia

Café y Ciencia (Darveris Rivas)

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Producer’s statement, not independently verified

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Product catalogue Collection

Bestellformular / Order form · Rohkaffee / Green coffee

LOS ANDES EUROPE GmbH2026Monteclaro Natural

Applies to the whole collection, not as proof for a single lot.

Producer’s statement, not independently verified

View document: Bestellformular / Order form · Rohkaffee / Green coffee

Documents on request

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