Estepa Virgen by Oleoestepa

Cultivar: Hojiblanca, Lechin, Manzanillo, Picual blend

Premium Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Andalucia, Spain. 500mls.

Profile: Award-winning oil rated ‘Best Olive Oil in the World’ at the highly prestigious 2013 Mario Solinas awards from the International Olive Oil Council - and finalist again in 2018/19. Estepa Virgen is pressed from fresh, unripe olives picked at the beginning of the harvest when the olives just begin to ripen on the trees and the color begins to turn red, known as ‘envero’. This produces an oil that is intensely fruity with moderate intensities of bitterness and spice. 

Polyphenols: 575 mg/kg
Acidity (Free Fatty Acids or FFA): 0.16%
Peroxide Value (PV): <15
K268: 0.135
K232: <2.50

Harvest time: October
Preserved under nitrogen until bottling.

Tasting notes: Medium fruitiness

Aroma: Notes of green herbs and tomato vine

Food pairings:
All leafy green salads and garden salads; bread and pasta dishes. Roasted, grilled, boiled/steamed vegetable, grilled fish, white meat, soups & stews, legumes and pulses.

Selected awards:
Olive Japan 2020 - Gold
Finalist  - Mario Solinas Award - Category medium fruity. International Competition of Extra Virgin Olive Oil - IOC 2018/19
1st Prize Mario Solinas. International Competition of Extra Virgin Olive Oil - IOC 2012/13

From the producers: ’Estepa Virgin is an expert selection of all of the varieties of olives grown in the Estepa Designation of Origin territory of Andalusia.The olives are harvested very early, when the olive is turning color (from green to purple), resulting in an excellent extra virgin olive oil with an intense green color. 

The palate is dominated by green nuances, and provides a pleasant burn and bitterness that are very balanced.  On the palate, it is harmonious and complex with notes of apple, artichoke and other fruits as well as light bitter and spicy touches, characteristic of early harvested olives.’