La Osera Picual in a case, 500 ml bottle

La Osera, organic mountain olive oil

The real story is the landscape; the oil is its consequence. At 700 to 1,100 metres, on the edge of the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park, olive trees live among holm oaks, pines and rosemary: 60% of the estate is organic mountain grove and 40% preserved Mediterranean forest.

The slope means nearly everything is done by hand, and the olives are milled within three hours of picking when conditions allow. Each bottle holds that whole mountain year.

The oil

Picual from century-old high-mountain trees, harvested early. Fruity and intense, with fresh notes of tomato, banana and artichoke and a careful balance of pepperiness and bitterness.

Product information

• Produced by: Jesús Peña Rodríguez · La Osera · Cazorla, Jaén
• Origin: Sierra de Cazorla, Jaén, Spain
• Variety: Picual
• Contents: 6 × 500 ml (3 L)
• Ingredient: Organic extra virgin olive oil
• Certification: Organic production stated by the producer

Nutrition information per 100 g

Reference values for extra virgin olive oil.

How it is sold

Sold in a box of 6 bottles of 500 ml, 3 L in total. The price is for the whole box, and you can mix references of the same brand and format. Once opened, keep it tightly closed, somewhere cool and away from light.

At the table

Try it raw first: on bread, in a salad, with vegetables, white fish or as a final touch on a soup.