
Producer: Oro del Desierto
Country / Region: Spain / Almeria, Desierto de Tabernas, Finca el vicario,
Date company was established: 1999
Olive Variety: Hojiblanca
Format: 500ml
Ratings: Top 10 ranking global world’s best olive oils 2018/2019 and Selection Leone D’oro 2021 Italia.
Servings: This is perfect for dressing salads, toasts, fresh goat cheese, meat sauces and cold Spanish soups. To be used in low temperature as its a cold press premium olive oil with high organoleptic value which can be only enjoyed in these conditions.
Good to know: Oro del Desierto Hojiblanca comes from Single estate and its limited production Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil, produced exclusively from hojiblanca olives from early harvest in “El Vicario” estates. Young olive trees planted in 7 x 7m with drip irrigation system.
Intense gold colour, with green hues. Filtered. In nose, its intense, fruity, wide and powerful, notes of tomato, apple and banana. Also almonds and mind touches in less intensity. Very complex and well balanced. In mouth it has soft entrance with vegetable notes of lettuce and almonds. Good balance between bitterness and spiciness. Piquant flavours are present and appear late on the throat, this will depend on the aftertaste.
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.