Oro del Desierto Lechín
On the nose, green connotations of apple, banana peel and green almond. An extra virgin olive oil with spiced aromas. On the palate, very well...
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Tasted blind, with professional method
Profiled 0–10 using the cobalt catavino — colour hidden, so nose and palate lead.
Sensory profile
Tasted by Mercedes Uceda
Aromatic intensities evaluated in a professional tasting. Exact values are part of the sensory consultancy service.
Meet your oil
From a single grove to a sealed cobalt bottle — every step, dated and measured.
This oil, in full
Everything behind the numbers — the varietal, the estate, the milling, and how to taste it.
Lechin de Granada is one of those forgotten varieties. While Picual dominates and Arbequina takes over supermarkets, Lechin is only grown in Granada, Almeria and Murcia -- less than 3% of Spain's olive-growing area. It is a variety native to the Alpujarra of Granada, whose name comes from the milky appearance of the flesh. Finding an organic single-variety Lechin oil is a true rarity.
The Alonso family cultivates it on the El Vicario estate, in the Tabernas desert. Same organic certification since 1999, same extreme conditions of less than 180 mm of rain per year. Lechin has a high fat yield and an oleic acid content of 74-76%. The harvest is early and the milling is done with the utmost care.
Lechin de Granada is one of those forgotten varieties, and finding an organic single-variety oil is a rarity that deserves attention. This one from Oro del Desierto has spiced nuances that give it a character of its own -- the green almond, the banana peel, the spinach. On the palate it is beautifully balanced, with those rocket and green wood nuances that leave the mouth fresh and pleasant. It is the oil I bring out at tastings to show that there is life beyond the best-known varieties.