Castillo de Canena - Extra Virgin Olive Oil Picual - Family Reserve - Early Harvest - Cold Pressed - Notes of Tomato and Herb - Gourmet EVOO - 500 ml Bottle

I've been buying good-quality olive oil for the only the last 8 months or so, including several bottles of this one. So I'm no expert, and my review should be read in that light. But I wouldn't have made repeat buys of this oil and given it as a gift if I wasn't impressed. It has a greenish-yellow hue that supports its claim to be harvested early from green olives. The smell has a slightly sharp tang of fresh grass or tarragon, which is a pleasure to inhale. ( I always spend a zen moment smelling this oil before using it, something I've never done before with olive oil.) I don't cook with this oil; I just use it fresh on salads or as a dressing or add it straight to hot food, such as pasta or rice, even potatoes. And I glug a shot of it each morning to help against my arthritis. (My bones and teeth feel much improved, but I'm taking other stuff for that as well, so I'm not going to claim medicinal power for this oil. Sure does no harm, though.) The trouble with supermarket oils, even some of the more expensive ones, is that they're made out of mixed batches from wholesale bulk tanks, meaning they've no traceable source to the land. Clearly that opens the door for the mixing in of lower-grade oils, old oils, and of oils not even from olives. The buyer is vulnerable to unwittingly consuming the very thing they buy olive oil t to avoid: unhealthy oil. But with Castillo de Canena, the origin of the oil is clear. As the bottle declares, it is harvested and bottled on the estate, a use-by date marked. And we know the olives for this label were of a single variety, harvested and bottled early. In short, this olive oil has provenance. For me, after a lifetime buying dodgy olive oil, that's a guarantee worth paying for.

The single best olive oil I've ever had

Excellent olive oil. Item arrived well packaged.

This is a beautiful tasting deep green olive oil with a distinctive grassy taste and a good itchy back of the throat aftertaste [it's supposed to be like that] - interestingly I read one of the reviewers describing it as bitter and wondered if it was any good? The answer is YES, YES and YES again as the bitterness is the taste of polyphenols which are incredibly good for your health. Have a good Google and you will be able to read all about the huge health benefits of a genuine extra virgin cold pressed olive oil. The crop details are printed on the back label with the best before date which is good evidence that the crop is traceable and controlled which helps guarantee authenticity as it is quite a minfield in pursuing genuine and authentic olive oil globally. Give it a try as you'll love it! MD

Really not worth the price tag. Very mild and soapy. Better than what you would normally buy at the supermarket in the UK, but that doesn't mean much.....

Is it supposed to be bitter or did I get a bad batch? I used it on a salad and it ruined the taste as it was so bitter. Maybe I don't know a good oil from a bad one but this just didn't do it for me taste wise.

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Very good test

Vorab: Ich bin sehr verwöhnt, was Olivenöl angeht. Supermarktöle wie Betrolli werden höchstens mal zum scharf anbraten genutzt. Ansonsten habe ich meist drei bis fünf Flaschen hochwertigen italienischen Öls in der Küche und auf dem Esstisch. Das hier sollte eigentlich nur eine Notlösung sein bis mein gewohnter Lieferant die Öle aus der neuen Ernte hat (so ab Oktober). Aaaaber! Das Öl überzeugt wirklich. Ich hatte schon lange kein spanisches Öl mehr, aber dieses hier würde ich bedenkenlos nachkaufen. Es ist sehr intensiv im Geschmack. Auch bitter und scharf, ja, das sollte man mögen wenn man dieses Öl bestellt. Der Duft ist herrlich grün, nach frischgemähter Wiese und Kräutern. Die Farbe ist golden. Im Mund ist das Ganze erstmal wirklich weich. Smooth. Der Geschmack einfach nach grünen Oliven. Schnell kommt aber eine angenehme bittere Note dazu und schließlich eine nicht wirklich subtile Schärfe. Es kratzt ein wenig im Hals. Ich mag das. Dieses Öl hat meiner Meinung nach seine Preise verdient. Und dabei ist es für ein so hochwertiges Olivenöl wirklich sehr moderat im Preis.

El AOVE es caro, desde luego, pero a poco más de 13 euros es un precio por debajo del de mercado, que está a 17. Estamos ante uno de los mejores AOVE del mundo, y hay que pagarlo. Usado en tostadas o en ensalada realza el plato hasta convertirlo en un placer para los sentidos. Muy afrutado y, como es de aceituna picual, ligeramente picante. Los sabores en progresión y con gran riqueza de matices. Yo no puedo decir que sepa a alcachofa o tomate, solo diré que está espectacular y que es muy afrutado, sabe a fresco. No como otros más vulgares que saben a humo. Lo dicho, una obra de arte que merece mucho la pena si estás dispuesto a pagar lo que cuesta, y lo vale. Aseguro que no te arrepentirás. Espero haber sido útil. Un cordial saludo

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