Quaryat Picual
5,0 · 2 reviews16,05€
Unit price 32,10€ per lOut of stock
Characteristics of Quaryat Picual
- Variety
- Picual
- Producer
- Quaryat Dillar
- Origin
- Granada
- Fruitiness
- Bitterness
- Pungency
On the nose and palate
- Leaf green
- Green apple
- Green almond
- Banana peel
- Tomato vine
- Green nuts
- Aromatic herbs
- Arugula
- Endive
Why we chose it
This Picual tells us what happens when an olive tree grows at more than a thousand meters above sea level, at the foot of Sierra Nevada. The cold of Dílar slows down ripening and concentrates the polyphenols in a way that is noticeable in the glass: that restrained astringency, that balance between bitterness and spiciness that is not easy to achieve. I use it a lot in tastings to explain how altitude completely transforms the character of a variety.
Pairing
How to enjoy it
Ideal for salads with a potato, pasta, or quinoa base, adding all the vegetable notes. To finish dishes such as hummus or guacamole, or to make delicious salmorejo and gazpacho.
The mill
Quaryat Dillar
This oil mill, which owes its name to the old name of the town of Dílar on the outskirts of Granada, produces Extra Virgin Mountain Olive Oil.
Managed by the Velasco brothers, it carefully produces a range of premium Picual, Arbequina, Blend, and organic oils, as well as a gourmet delight of lemon seasoning based on Arbequina oil.
In addition to their farms, they work with traditional farmers to help preserve and care for varieties like Picudo, producing Extra Virgin Olive Oils.