Arbequina con un aroma a verde hierba y papilla de frutas, con toques de canela y tomate rojo. Al final aparece el plátano.
En boca entra dulce,...
Green fruityMedio
BitterSuave
SpicyMedio
OrigenAlbacete
ProductorPago de Peñarrubia
17.00 €
34.00 €/L
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Alicia Puga Elvira
Pago Peñarrubia Arbequina
Un acierto! Lo compré para un regalo y gustó mucho
Un acierto! Lo compré para un regalo y gustó mucho. Es una forma diferente de tener un detalle más allá del típico vino que no todo el mundo consume... y además más original.
Muy rica y con un packaging genial.
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The tasting · cobalt tasting glass
Taste it blind. Like the panel.
Cobalt glass hides the colour so nose and palate lead. Every bottle ships with its lab numbers and its story.
01 Serve at 23 °C·02 Warm in your hand·03 Smell, then taste
La cata · sensory profile
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.
Green fruity6,0 / 10
Bitter3,5 / 10
Spicy4,5 / 10
Tasting note · blind tasting
“Arbequina con un aroma a verde hierba y papilla de frutas, con toques de canela y tomate rojo. Al final aparece el plátano. En boca entra dulce, después apar...”
Traceability
Meet your oil
From a single grove to a sealed cobalt bottle — every step, dated and measured.
GROVE
Albacete
One grove, one varietal, one lot.
HARVEST
Picked green
By hand, at the right ripeness.
MILL
Cold-milled in 6 h
Below 27 °C · two-phase decanter.
LAB
Tasted blind by Mercedes
Cobalt catavino · IOC method.
BOTTLE
Sealed from light
Cobalt glass · protected from oxygen.
About this oil
This oil, in full
Everything behind the numbers — the varietal, the estate, the milling, and how to taste it.
The Penarrubia Arbequina has something you will not find in others: the geese. It is not a joke — on this estate they keep geese that take care of controlling the weeds between the olive trees, eliminating the need for herbicides. When they tell you an oil is organic, this is the level they are talking about.
The Arbequina variety gives a smooth oil from the start, but here the story does not end there. The limestone soils and continental climate of the Sierra de Segura add nuances that a lowland Arbequina does not have: green grass, cinnamon, red tomato, a finish of biscuit and green nuts. The bitterness appears above the pungency, something unusual in Arbequina, giving it a structure that makes it more interesting.
From tree to mill in less than 3 hours. Cold extraction, separating varieties and cultivation zones. Each batch is traceable to the individual plot.
Perfect for fish, salads, creams, and desserts. An oil that invites you to go back for more.
EU organic certification.
La arbequina de Pago de Peñarrubia es una de esas arbequinas que todos los años estoy deseando catar. Compleja, elegante y redonda. Hecha con mucho mimo y por personas apasionadas por su trabajo, que claramente se ve reflejado en su producto.
What role do the geese play in producing this oil?
The geese replace herbicides. They feed on the weeds that grow between the olive trees, keeping the soil clean naturally. Also, their droppings serve as fertiliser. It's livestock integrated into agriculture -- a circular model that doesn't need chemicals.
Is it a mild Arbequina?
It starts mild, but it doesn't stay there. The chalky soil and climate of the Sierra de Segura give it an unusual complexity for an Arbequina: notes of cinnamon, biscuit and a bitterness that dominates over the pungency. An Arbequina with structure.
Traceability to the plot -- what does that mean?
That each batch of oil can be traced to the exact area of the grove where the olives were harvested. They separate varieties and growing areas throughout extraction. You know exactly where your oil comes from.
Which dishes does it work best with?
White fish, salads, cold creams, steamed vegetables, baking. It's an oil that complements without competing. Ideal as a finishing oil drizzled over a plated dish.
Is it the same producer as the Pago Penarrubia Picual?
Yes, exactly. Same estate, same olive oil mill, same organic philosophy. The only difference is the olive variety.