Producer: Castillo De Canena
Brand: Castillo De Canena
Origin: Spain
Monovarietal: Picual

Information provided by the producer.

Tasting Notes and Food Pairings:

The oil is of a golden green colour and its fragrance combines that of artichokes, mint, basil and rosemary. Its bold taste coats the palate with flavours that continue the herb theme plus hints of citrus fruit and green tomatoes with a peppery finish. Perfect as a finishing oil!

Fruitiness: Robust

Company Background:

Our family’s special relationship with olive groves and the extra virgin oils began a long time ago. The first documents of the Register of Úbeda date back to 1780, endorsing and confirming the property of the land and the olive groves. Our group has family olive trees in this land, a beautiful irrigable property, the Conde de Guadiana, from which we collective olives that are then used to prepare and subsequently pack the highest quality extra virgin olive oil.

In those days, our great-great-grandfather continued with the family tradition and know-how, which has travelled through generations and still continues to the present day. In Castillo de Canena, we control the whole process: from the meticulous cultivation of the trees to the moment in which the oil arrives at the sales point. It is this follow-up that differentiates us.

Our extra virgin oil “Castillo de Canena” takes its name from our family house, a beautiful sixteenth-century castle in Canena, Jaén.

Production Methods:

The Harvest
Beginning very early in November and finishing in February, the harvest protocol is planned in advance, so as to create excellent oils, with varied tastes and aromas.

Only with a constant, exhaustive follow-up is it possible to determine the optimal degree of maturation and development of the fruit, which ensures that we have fulfilled our demanding quality parameters. Collected by hand, the olives are carefully managed and transported to the mill in less than 3 hours to be then immediately milled, thus guaranteeing the freshness, health and low acidity of our oils.

The Creation of Extra Virgins
The mill, where the freshly squeezed juice of the olive is created, is an industry that is on its way to an ISO 22,000 certificate, BRC/IFS and Calidad Certificada and in which state-of-the-art Technology and extreme Hygienic Conditions are combined with generations of tradition and know-how.

Carefully cold-milled and with a very careful control of timing, our olives undergo a magic transformation from fresh fruit to wonderful grape juice in the hands of our Oil Masters.

The Preservation of the Oils and the Bottling
In Castillo de Canena, we also dedicate much effort and care to the storage and preservation of the oils.

Our cellar, which is equipped with air-conditioners, totally inerted stainless steel tanks, guarantees the “freezing” of time for our oils and the fact that at the moment of packaging, they have lost none of their organoleptic characteristics.

Awards and accolades:

Monocultivaroliveoil Expo 2011:
Golden Medal for Family Reserve Picual
Golden Medal for Early Royal, the First of our XXIst Century Olive Oil line
Special Distincion as Dinasty of the year 2011, like family business

Company Website: castillodecanena.com/