Oro del desierto Picual
En nariz presenta un aroma intenso a hoja de olivo, con matices a manzana verde, almendra verde y cáscara de plátano, apareciendo al final un toque...
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Tasted by Mercedes Uceda
Aromatic intensities evaluated in a professional tasting. Exact values are part of the sensory consultancy service.
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Behind Oro del Desierto is the Alonso family, three generations producing olive oil in the Tabernas desert, Almeria. Their estate, El Vicario, spans 130 hectares with 36,000 olive trees in the most arid climate in Europe: less than 180 mm of rainfall per year and over 3,000 hours of sunshine. Conditions that force the olive tree to concentrate everything it has into the fruit.
The estate has held organic certification since its founding in 1999. No herbicides, no pesticides, no shortcuts. The Picual from the desert is nothing like the Picual from Jaen: same DNA, entirely different result. The extreme water stress produces fewer olives but far more concentrated ones. Early harvest, milled the same day.
Gold at NYIOOC 2023, 2024 and 2025 -- three consecutive years at the world's largest olive oil competition. Oro del Desierto has accumulated over 250 international awards and was recognised as Spain's most sustainable olive grove in 2023. The Flos Olei guide awarded it 99/100.
El Picual del desierto es distinto a cualquier otro Picual que conozco. La falta de agua concentra los aromas de una manera brutal: la hoja de olivo, la manzana verde, esa pimienta negra al final que te deja la boca viva. La familia Alonso lleva tres generaciones produciendo en condiciones que muchos considerarían imposibles, y el resultado es un aceite que nos enseña que el olivo, cuando sufre, se crece.
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| Variety | Picual |
|---|---|
| Origin | Almería |
