► Characteristics of Morellana Picual Oil
Morellana Picual oil is an Ecological Extra Virgin Olive Oil single varietal Picual of exceptional quality destined for the most demanding palates, the result of the work and experience matured over more than a century by the expert millers of Sucesores de Hermanos López S.A.
Morellana Picual is produced at the end of October, exclusively by hand and in limited quantities.
It is an intense fruity oil with aromas of freshly cut grass, green apple, fig leaf and banana.
In the mouth it has a sweet entry with notes of olive leaf. The medium-high sensation of bitterness and spiciness is appreciated, which gives way to a pleasant astringency.
► Origin
Luque, Córdoba. Natural Park of the Sierras Subbéticas.
► Olive variety.
Monovarietal 100% Picual
► Tasting notes
Its aroma is intense fruity of great complexity and harmony, with herbaceous notes of freshly cut grass, among the fruit descriptors highlights green apple, fig and banana.
Its entrance in the mouth is sweet, appreciating in the front part the olive leaf and herbaceous notes.
Moving to the back of the palate, the olive leaf and green banana, spicy and medium-high bitterness and finally a feeling of pleasant astringency are appreciated again. Its balance, harmony and elegance in aroma and flavor allows us to enjoy the complexity of green and aromatic nuances of this freshly squeezed juice from olives of the Picual variety.
► Pairing
Recommended for raw use. Perfect for contrasting flavors in savory and sweet dishes.
Try it with grilled vegetables and meats, artichokes, orange salads and chocolate desserts.
► Elaboration
Traditional mountain olive grove with high slope, and at an altitude of 700 to 1000 meters above sea level.
Continental Mediterranean climate with average rainfall and marked thermal oscillations. Clayey soil with high calcium carbon content.
Olives from 100% dry-farmed Picual variety olive groves. Harvested in the second fortnight of October by hand and by hand.
Extraction is carried out no later than 4 hours after harvesting by means of a continuous two-phase centrifugation system.
It is stored in tanks with an inert atmosphere to preserve the olfactory and gustatory complexity of this olive juice. Morellana Picual oil is marketed filtered, presenting a very clean appearance.
Only through the control of the whole process can the extra virgin olive oil of superior quality be obtained. Sucesores de Hermanos López guarantees the product from the origin to the bottling.
► Producer
- Elaboration
- Monovarietal
- Olive variety
- Picual
- Package
- Glass bottle
- Format
- 500 ml.
- Cultivation
- Organic
- Harvest
- Early harvest
- Designation of origin
- D.O. Baena
- Recommended
- Yes
- New
- Harvest
- Origin
- Córdoba