Herdade do Esporão – Galega

11,90 

Description

Variety
Monovarietal Galega, Portugal’s most iconic olive variety.

Acidity
0,2%

Tasting notes
Yellowish color, with notes of ripe fruit, that recalls apple and sweet almonds. It tastes creamy and persistent at the beginning, sweet, slightly spicy and an astringent touch of green olives, with a nutty, hazelnut finish.

Pairing
With smooth organoleptic characteristics, this olive oil is suitable to complement food with delicate flavours. Ideal for seasoning steamed vegetables, delicate fish and even fruits like grilled pineapple.

The olives come from the best traditional producers of the Galega variety in the Alentejo, where olive growing has taken place for generations and many olive trees are over 100 years old. The olive groves are under organic production methods, non-irrigated, based on more environmentally sustainable growing practises and the use of auxiliary fauna to control olive pests and disease.

The olives are transported, delivered to the Esporão olive mill in Reguengos de Monsaraz a few hours after being harvested, and processed immediately. Extraction begins by grinding the fruit rapidly. After being ground, the resulting paste is chilled, brief malaxation follows, a system that shortens the extraction time and preserves the distinctive aromas. The paste is then sent to the decanter where the olive oil is separated from the pomace and water.  The olive oil is then cleaned by centrifugation and then immediately filtered and packaged.

Cold extraction process, never exceeding 24ºC.

Awards
2019: Bronze Medal at Concurso Nacional de Azeites
2018: Light and Fruity Category at Concours International des Huiles du Monde
2018: Gold Medal at Concurso de Azeite Virgem da Feira Nacional de Olivicultura

Additional information

Formats

500 ml

Origin

Reguengos de Monsaraz

Olive Type

Galega

Oil type

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Technical Specifications

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