Picual - Suerte Alta

100% Picual variety. Organic.

Moderate bitterness and spiciness with aromas of almonds, tomatoes and citrus. Medium intensity and very harmonious in month. The characteristic of this oil is its high content of natural antioxidants.  

Which are the characteristics of the Picual Olive Oil from Suerte Alta?

This organic EVOO is harvested the first fortnight of November. It is a green fruit, herbaceous in nose, with notes of tomato, citrus and green leaf of the olive tree.

The low rainfall and the high temperatures of Albendín, where the estate is located, encourage the hydric stress of our olive grove in summer, so the olive tree reacts producing a high level of polyphenols. This Picual olive oil sometimes are over 1000 ppm of total polyphenols.

What we look for is to achieve a Picual olive oil with high level of polyphenols but balanced in bitterness and spiciness, very versatile in cuisine, that is very appreciated by our clients.

Physico-chemical properties of Picual Olive Oil

The Picual olive oil is one of the varieties with a greater level of oleic acid in the market. For example, the level of monounsaturated fats in a sunflower olive oil can be around 40%, in an Arbequino olive oil around 65%, while a Picual olive oil has around 80% of those fats. Picual olive oil has polyphenols. Polyphenols are the natural antioxidants that protect our cells from the oxidation while giving stability to the olive oil preventing the oxidation, what is named rancidity.