Castillo de Canena Family Reserve Extra Virgin Olive Oil Case:
-1 bottle 500 ml Picual Family Reserve
-1 bottle 500 ml Arbequina Family Reserve
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Jaén, Andalusia
PICUAL
Varietal Composition:
Picual 100%
Tasting Note:
On the nose it has a medium fruitiness of green olive and leaf that corresponds to its intense green color. The smell of freshly cut grass and aromatic plants such as basil, thyme or mint are softened by delicate notes of tomato, green spike and fresh fruits such as green apple or banana peel. Fragrant and quite complex aroma.
In the mouth it corresponds to the olfactory notes, well structured and persistent body, it has a very balanced bitter and spicy taste. Very structured, persistent and harmonious.
Consumption suggestions: Special for salad dressings, tomato soup, gazpacho, ham and cheese, grilled meats.
Presentation: Black Mermaid design bottle. It contains nitrogen to preserve oils from oxidation.
Net content: 500 ml.
ARBEQUINO
Varietal Composition:
100% Arbequina
Tasting Note:
On the nose: fruity medium of fresh olive, clean and fragrant, with light touches of green apple and artichoke, and a slight spicy nuance typical of Arbequinos from Jaén, very high in percentage of oleic acid and polyphenols, which gives them an extraordinary stability.
In the mouth it has an elegant entry with good aromatic correspondence, predominating ripe almond; The itching is mild but continuous. Fluid and sweet on the palate.
Consumption suggestions: Excellent for cooking fish, vinaigrettes and mayonnaises. Very suitable for replacing butter in the preparation of cakes, creams...
Presentation: Black Mermaid design bottle.
Net content: 500 ml.
LATEST PRIZES:
Picual Family Reserve In Jaén Selección 2016. Again among the eight winners in Jaén Selección 2016.
Reserva Familiar Picual, for the second consecutive year, has been the winner with the highest score of the FLOS OLEI Guide 2016 and for the fourth time since the guide was published.
This year they have been named "The Best Oil Company in the World."
Picual Biodynamic extra olive oil has obtained the EXTRAGOLD mention for the second consecutive time in the Italian BIOLNOVELLO competition held in Bologna. Italy . For the best oil of the new season 2015/2016 (Bologna, Italy)
Canena Castle
Castillo de Canena takes its name from the family castle that stands on the hill in the municipality of Canena (Jaén). The company has a scrupulous respect for the environment that is materialized mainly with photovoltaic energy plants, a vegetation cover throughout the operation that reduces soil erosion and preserves the native herbaceous vegetation and the use of pruning remains in biomass as non-polluting ecological fuel. Currently, its extra virgin olive oils are present in more than 40 countries, where they have been recognized with the highest international awards.
Castillo de Canena is a member of the EVA alliance (Extra Virgin Alliance), the first international association of EVOO producers, whose objective is to promote and guarantee - through strict controls and a common quality seal - excellence in obtaining and preserving their products. Extra Virgins throughout the entire distribution chain; as well as the sustainability and preservation of the olive grove ecosystem.
The company also belongs to the Grandes Pagos del Olivar association, which brings together the best Spanish producers of extra virgin olive oil, who opt for very limited productions of a very high quality oil produced using methods that mix artisanal character with the application of the more advanced technologies.
Your Oils
Family Reserve
•Arbequina and Picual
First Day of Harvest
•Arbequina and Picual
Oils of the 21st Century
•First. Royal Early.
•Second. The Horizontal Tasting.
•Third. Arbequino with Oak Smoke.
•Biodynamic Picual Room.
AWARDS
2014-2015
FLos Olei (Italy)
Picual Family Reserve. 98 points (max. score in 2015)
Royal Early. The best light fruity in the world, 98 points (highest score, 2014)
Der Feinschmecker- Oil Award (Germany)
Picual Family Reserve. Issue 1 (2014)
Royal Early. Issue 3 (2014)
Monoculture Expo (Italy)
Biodynamic Picual. "The best in the world 2015"
Biodiamic Picual GOLD (2014)
Olive Japan
Picual Family Reserve. GOLD 2015
Premium Family Reservation (2014)
Royal Early. GOLD (2015,2014)
Picual Biodynamic GOLD (2015,2014)
Ecotrama (Spain)
Biodynamic Picual. GOLD (2015-2014)
Harmony (Italy)
Royal Early. One of the two best light fruity in the world (2014)
SOFI Awards (USA)
Arbequino with Oak Smoke. GOLD (2015)
Jaen Seleccón (Spain)
Picual Family Reserve. 2015
Royal Early. 2014
2012-2013
Flos Olei 2013. (Italy)
RF Picual. 97 tasting points. Among the best 5 best Spaniards in the world.
International Olive Oil Award. Zurich 2012. (Germany)
Silver Medal: Royal Early. Intense Category.
Olive Japan 2013
Gold Medal. Royal Early.
Arbequino Family Reserve Gold Medal.
Picual Family Reserve Silver Medal.
Monoculture Olive Oil (Italy)
Gold Medal. Picual Family Reserve.
Gold Medal. First Early Royal.
Best Packaging. Royal Early.
Waitrrose Way Awards (UK) (2013)
Highly recommended for its sustainable evolution "Treading Lightly-water"
FLOS OLEI Guide 2012: Guide by Marco Oreggia (ITALY)
Royal Early. 97 Flos Olei 2012 Points, the highest score in the guide to the best olive oils in the world.
Olive Oil China Competition.
Picual Family Reserve. Intense. Gold (2013)
Arbequino Family Reserve. Half. Silver (2013)
Los Angeles Awards. (USES)
Silver medal. Royal. Medium Fruity Category.
Silver medal. Picual Family Reserve. Medium Fruity Category.
Silver medal. Arbequina Family Reserve. Medium Fruity Category.
Sun of Verona (Italy).
Family Reserve. Great Mention. Category. Intense.
LEONE d’ORO dei Mastri Oleari (Italy)
Medium Fruit Category. DIPLOMI DI GRAN MENZIONE.
2011-2010
SOFI Awards Nasfa 2011 (USA)
Gold: Arbequino Family Reserve. First Spanish oil to win this competition with 39 years of History.
Oil China Competition 2011 (CHINA)
SILVER OLIVE MEDIUM Picual Family Reserve.
GRAND MENTION MEDIUM Arbequino Family Reserve.
Verona Sun 2011 (ITALY)
Great Mention Medium Fruity Category: Picual Family Reserve.
Jaén Selection 2011: The best oils in the province (SPAIN)
Royal Early: First Oils of the 21st Century.
FLOS OLEI Guide 2011: Best oils in the world (ITALY)
96 points for Picual Family Reserve.
Gold Medal Los Angeles International 2010 (USA).
Best of Class Award – International Medium Fruity: Picual Family Reserve.
Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil of the Show: Picual Family Reserve.
Bronze Medal Award – Royal Early.
94 points in the Flos Guide by Olei (Italy). Family Reserve Best single varietal Medium Fruity.
Chosen among the best 20 in the world and among the 5 best in Spain.
Prestige Golden Medal in the TerraOlivo Competition (Israel).
Castillo de Canena oils selected among the best in the world by Feinschmecher (Germany).
Jaén Paraíso Interior – Best Oils in the Province: Royal Temprano.
Spanish Food Award for Best Agricultural Production.
Packaging Silver Pentawards Award for SECOND: The Horizontal Tasting.
5th place in the Best Olive Oils of Spain Competition, in Moscow (Russia)
Spanish Food Award: Best Agricultural Production. Olio Award Feinshcmecker, Germany
2009-2006
FLOS OLEI Guide 2009: Best oils in the world (ITALY)
Best Medium Fruity Monovarietal for the Flosde Olei Guide (Italy).
•Special mention Royal Early Harmony Award (Italy).
Among the 9 best oils in the world Feinschmecker Award (Germany). 2009
Olio Award 2009, Der Feinshcmecker, Germany
Spanish Food Award, for the best agricultural production.
Bronze Medal in Los Angeles (USA) 2008
Bronze Medal Award 2008
Selected as one of the best oils in the world by Feinschmecker (Germany). 2008
Gold Medal Los Angeles Award (USA). 2007
Gold Medal Award 2008
Gold Medal for best gourmet product for the Cuchara de Palo Brotherhood (Spain). 2007
Selected among the best in the world by Feinschmecker. (Germany) 2007
First oil to win a CoqD'Or (France). 2006
Award for the best Horeca product (Prague).
Selected among the best in the world by Feinschmecker (Germany). 2006