Oro del Desierto Arbequina
An extra virgin olive oil with a delicate aroma of freshly cut grass, sweet apple, and banana. Then notes of green tomato and almond appear. On the...
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Sensory profile
Tasted by Mercedes Uceda
Aromatic intensities evaluated in a professional tasting. Exact values are part of the sensory consultancy service.
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This oil, in full
Everything behind the numbers — the varietal, the estate, the milling, and how to taste it.
The Oro del Desierto Arbequina does not come from Catalonia or the Ebro Valley, where most people place the variety. It comes from the Tabernas desert, Almeria, where the Alonso family has been producing oil for three generations on the El Vicario estate. Less than 180 mm of annual rainfall and more than 3,000 hours of sunshine: the water stress concentrates aromas that a conventional Arbequina simply does not have.
Organic production certified since 1999. 130 hectares, 36,000 olive trees, no herbicides, no pesticides, no synthetic fertilisers. The harvest is early and milling takes place on the same day. EU certification issued by CAAE, with annual audits.
Oro del Desierto has accumulated more than 250 international awards, including consecutive Gold at the NYIOOC in New York and 99/100 in Flos Olei. The Arbequina is part of a range that includes Picual, Hojiblanca, Lechin, and Coupage, all grown on the same extreme terroir. It was recognised as part of the most sustainable olive grove in Spain in 2023.
This Arbequina comes from the Tabernas desert, not from Catalonia or the Ebro Valley. The water stress gives it an aromatic complexity that conventional Arbequinas lack: that freshly cut grass, the sweet apple, the banana, and then the notes of green tomato and almond that appear afterwards. On the palate it is sweet and balanced, but with a depth that reveals its extreme origin.