About this oil
Pago Peñarrubia Picual is an extra virgin olive oil of the variety Picual, produced in Albacete, from the harvest 2025/2026, crafted by Pago de Peñarrubia.
Sensory profile
Sensory star crafted by Mercedes Uceda. With every order from Molino & Cata you receive a printed copy of this tasting sheet.
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Tasting notes
A green leaf aroma with notes of rocket and green banana, and touches of green almond at the end. On the palate it enters sweet, followed by noticeable astringency, and finally a peppery touch. The aftertaste recalls green nuts and green tomato.
Pairing
Ideal for toast with Iberian cured meats, smoked products, and salted fish. Also for finishing cold or warm creams. For making gazpacho, salmorejo, or pipirrana, or for drizzling over them as a finish.
Mercedes' expert opinion
This Picual comes from an estate where they raise geese to control weeds and produce their own compost. An estate where time stands still and a passion for EVOO is born. It is a Picual that surprises, with contained bitterness and peppery notes, from Albacete -- not a typical territory for this variety, which gives it a character all its own.
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All about Pago Peñarrubia Picual
Pago de Penarrubia was born in 2014 when two families of agricultural engineers with five generations in the olive business decided to do things differently. They bought an estate in Hellin, Albacete, at the foot of the Sierra de Segura, converted it to organic in 2019, and built their own mill on the property. From tree to mill in less than 3 hours.
Organic here is not just a label: they keep geese to control weeds, produce their own organic compost, and grow truffles among the olive trees. It is an estate where everything is designed for the ecosystem to function without chemicals. EU organic certification. Cold extraction, separating varieties and cultivation zones. Each batch is traceable to the individual plot.
Third Mario Solinas Prize 2025 from the International Olive Council, Green Light category. Gold at Ecotrama and NYIOOC. Listed in the Flos Olei guide and the World's Best Olive Oils. An organic altitude Picual that is beginning to compete with the major estates in the sector.
Why it's in Molino & Cata
The geese among the olive trees, the truffles, the homemade compost. It is not a marketing story -- it is an estate where everything functions as an ecosystem. The third prize Mario Solinas 2025 confirmed what Mercedes had been saying after tasting it: 'This organic Picual has something special.'
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