For the past 15 years, the renowned Jaén Selección award has recognized the top 8 Picual variety olive oils of each harvest, 7 of them conventional and 1 organic.
All these Extra Virgin Olive Oils come from Jaén. The Jaén Selección 2021 award honors the best EVOOs, always emphasizing quality and the expertise of the province's olive oil sector. With this distinction, the various brands also benefit from being included in the EVOO Promotion Plan. The winners were selected from 64 EVOOs submitted to the contest, coming from 36 municipalities in Jaén. Of those submitted, 51 are conventional production and 13 are certified organic. This year, the participation of cooperatives has gained more prominence.
The winners this year, who will carry the Jaén Selección distinction during 2021, are:
As traditionally cultivated EVOOs:
- Oro de Cánava, from SCA Nuestra Señora de los Remedios (Jimena)
- Picualia Reserva, from SCA Virgen de Zocueca (Bailén)
- Oro Bailén Reserva Familiar Picual, from Aceites Oro Bailén Galgón 99 SL (Villanueva de la Reina)
- Hacienda La Laguna, from Cortijo La Labor SL (Puente del Obispo, Baeza)
- Noviembre, from Finca Las Manillas SL (Arquillos)
- Bañón, from Explotación Bañón SA (Veracruz, Úbeda)
- Olibaeza, from SCA El Alcázar (Baeza)
As organic EVOO:
- Mergaoliva, from Oleohiguera SL (Lahiguera)
The “Jaén Selección” Extra Virgin Olive Oils 2021
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Picualia - Reserva - Picual - Bottle 500 ml
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Oro de Cánava - Selección - Picual - Bottle 500 ml
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Hacienda la Laguna - Early Harvest - Picual - Bottle 500 ml
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Finca las Manillas - Noviembre - Picual - Bottle 500 ml
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Aceites Bañón - Early Harvest - Picual - Bottle 500 ml
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Olibaeza - Patrimonio Dorado - Picual - Bottle 500 ml
Repeating the award from last year is Oro de Cánava, while returning to Jaén Selección are Oro Bailén and Picualia, along with five new brands never previously included in this prestigious award: Mergaoliva, Hacienda la Laguna, Olibaeza, Noviembre, and Bañón.
To qualify for this distinction, each participating producer had to have a minimum homogeneous batch of 5,000 liters for conventional or integrated production EVOOs, and 3,000 liters for organic production. The contest is conducted through a blind tasting process and is recognized worldwide.
In our store, which exclusively sells Extra Virgin Olive Oils produced in the province of Jaén, the Jaén Selección 2025 award-winning oils are already available, and we invite you to try them with the certainty that this EVOO will not disappoint anyone.
