
Producer: Oro del Desierto
Country / Region: Spain / Almeria, Desierto de Tabernas, Finca el vicario,
Date company was established: 1999
Olive Variety: Blend of Arbequina 10%, Hojiblanca 30% and Picual 60% (% may change and depends on the year conditions evaluation)
Format: 500ml
Ratings: More than 150 awards in 9 years!!!! Obtained since 2009 until 2018. Consistently since 2012, It has been part of the 10 best Extra Virgin Olive Oils in the world.
Serving: Try it always in low temperature to keep its properties. Better for cold use as it’s a variety quite soft and fruity, and it doesn’t resist the high temperatures as well as other types. Perfect for dressing salads, goat cheese, pasta, marinades, cold soups like Spanish gazpacho and maybe just to use it raw on toasted bread.
Good to know: This olive oil is carefully selected by the master taster and blender. The first oils produced between the end of October and beginning of November from Arbequina, Hojiblanca and Picual varieties. These oils are stored in 2000L tanks where they are analyzed and then selected in varying quantities and blended to create a superb olive oil with a limited production. Olives are early harvested (75-80% still green).
The dream of this small company was to make their own extra virgin olive oil and market it under their own brand in order to obtain a high quality product and added value. Finally they decided to acquire an old oil mill that dated back to 1925, which was unique in Almería and had been abandoned since the 1970s.