About this oil
Sensory profile
| Descriptor | Intensity (1-10) |
|---|---|
| Frutado verde | 7.5 |
| Amargo | 4 |
| Picante | 5.5 |
| Verde Hoja/hierba | 6.5 |
| Mnazana verde | 5 |
| Almendra verde | 5.5 |
| Cáscara de Plátano | 4.5 |
| Tomatera | 5 |
| Frutos secos verdes | 5.5 |
| Hinojo | 5 |
| Pimienta | 4.5 |
| Hierbas aromáticas | 5 |
| Rucula | 4.5 |
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Tasting notes
This Pajarera presents an intense aroma of green leaf and fennel, with notes of red berries and spices. On the palate it enters gently, then expresses bitterness, and finally a chili-like pungency. The aftertaste recalls green nuts and spices.
Pairing
Ideal for fresh pasta salads, for making sauces, and for finishing stews and spoon dishes, where the fennel adds a very special touch. For finishing dishes of oily fish such as salmon, as well as for toast with smoked products and cheese boards.
Pajarera is a variety that 99% of olive oil consumers have never heard of. Fieldfares prefer it for its sweetness when ripe, and that already tells us something. This single-variety from the Matilla family has an unmistakable intense green leaf and fennel character with red berries — on the palate the transition from gentle to bitter and then to a chili-like pungency is one that leaves a lasting impression. It is the oil that allows me to talk about forgotten varieties that deserve to be rescued.
Know every detail

Pajarera is a variety that 99% of olive oil consumers have never heard of. It grows in the Sierras Subbeticas, the Guadajoz Valley, and the Campina Sur of Cordoba. Its name comes from the fieldfares — birds that prefer these olives for their large size, their sweetness when ripe, and their high energy value. If the birds choose it, there must be a reason.
The Matilla Rubio-Chavarri family has managed the "Minguillao" estate in Priego de Cordoba for five generations. In 2018 they launched a pioneering project by planting Pajarera olive trees, and began marketing the single-variety under the eoloe brand in 2021. It is a personal and bold bet: working with a little-known variety when everyone else plays it safe with Picual or Arbequina.
Pajarera has a very limited cultivated area, concentrated in the province of Cordoba. The industry has focused on mass-market varieties and ignored it for decades. Producers like eoloe are recovering it for the gourmet market. An oil for EVOO explorers — if you already know Picual, Arbequina, and Hojiblanca, Pajarera is your next discovery.
A variety that 99% of people have never heard of, grown by a family in Priego de Cordoba. When we tasted it, the chili-like pungency surprised us — completely different from the throat-pungency of Picual. We stock it for the explorers, for those who have already tried everything and are looking for their next discovery.

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Production
From olive to liquid gold. Harvesting, milling and extraction.
21,00 €EUR
· martes, 14 de abrilProduct information
Processing
Producer · Food operator
Familia Matilla Rubio-Chavarri
Córdoba
4 reviews
Per 100 ml
| Nutrient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 3389 kJ / 824 kcal |
| Fat | 91.6 g |
| of which saturates | 14.2 g |
| Carbohydrate | 0 g |
| of which sugars | 0 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Salt | 0 g |
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Excelente aceite
Excelente aceite. El sabor es muy bueno, hacia tiempo que no tomaba un aceite con tanto sabor. La compra ha sido perfecta. Fácil, rápida y con una excelente presentación. Volveré a comprar seguro!
Una variedad de aceituna autóctona de Córdoba, de las Sierras Subbéticas y la Campiña Sur. Su nombre viene de los zorzales (pájaros) que prefieren estas aceitunas por su tamaño grande y su dulzor al madurar. Es una variedad poco conocida fuera de su zona de origen.
Porque la Pajarera es una variedad local con poca superficie cultivada, concentrada en la provincia de Córdoba. La industria se ha centrado en variedades masivas (Picual, Arbequina, Hojiblanca). Pero en los últimos años, productores como eoloe están recuperándola para el mercado gourmet.
Tiene personalidad propia: verde hoja, hinojo, frutos rojos, especias. Entra suave en boca y después aparece un picante tipo guindilla — diferente al picante clásico del Picual. Es un aceite que sorprende.
La familia Matilla Rubio-Chavarri, quinta generación de agricultores en la finca "Minguillao", Priego de Córdoba. Empezaron a comercializar el monovarietal Pajarero en 2021.
Su perfil con hinojo y especias lo hace ideal para pescados, mariscos, ensaladas mediterráneas, verduras asadas y platos con hierbas aromáticas. También sorprende sobre un queso fresco con un hilo de miel.
Familia Matilla Rubio-Chavarri
·Harvest 2025/202621,00 €EUR
€42.00/LOrder today, arrives on martes, 14 de abril
Me encanta
Me encanta. Ya lo conocía pero no lo había probado hasta ahora tiene un picor y un amargor estupendo. !menudos desayunos me doy!
Excelso aceite e inmejorable el sevicio
Excelso aceite e inmejorable el sevicio. No será mi último pedido con vosotros.
Sin duda uno de mis AOVE favoritos
Sin duda uno de mis AOVE favoritos . Esta vez ha sido un regalo . Me encantan sus matices .