Picual Oro de Canava Carafe 5L

Oro de Canava olive oil , 100% Picual selection. From Sierra Mágina, Jaén.

Awarded for two consecutive years, 2012 and 2013, with four prestigious awards for its organoleptic characteristics.

The virtues that make it recipient of these distinctions are: "Intense fruity smell of green olive, great complexity between green aromas and dried fruits: mint, tomato and banana peel with ripe tones of almond and apple. Transparent, fragrant flavor, with perfect balance between light bitterness and progressive spiciness. Very structured and persistent."

Elaboration:
It is in the olive groves where the production begins, separating the olive from the tree from the soil, to be able to choose the fruit from the beginning with the aim of obtaining one of the best olive oils of the Picual variety.

The olive is ground in the oil mill located in the Sierra Mágina region, northeast of the province of Jaén and declared a Natural Park. The olive groves that make up this area are trees with great foliage development. Given that sometimes the altitude exceeded by the olive trees is 1,000 meters, they are considered mostly mountainous, being privileged by the particular microclimate.

The harvesting campaign begins when the olive reaches the optimal degree of maturity. It is usually in November. The olive, once collected from the tree (it is never mixed with that from the ground) is transported to the Oil Mill, and there it is subjected to strict cleaning. The olive is then bathed in clean water from the Cánava spring. Then, the olive is ground using the hammer mill system, to break all the cells that contain the oil inside the fruit, moving the mass obtained to the blender where a compact and homogeneous mass is obtained.

This mass, through the two-phase system, is subjected to a special centrifuge to separate the oily must (oil) from the rest of the components. This must, at a maximum temperature of 22 degrees, is washed to eliminate possible impurities. After this stage, the oil is transferred to the warehouse tanks.

In the cellar it rests to reach the optimal degree of maturity. The permanent temperature of the winery contributes to making this oil one of the best natural products for food, coming from the heart of Sierra Mágina.

Maximum acidity: 0.2