VARIETIES
ARBEQUINA
Tasting notes:
Castelanotti Arbequina E.V.O.O is a very smooth oil. It has a balanced and complex profile, fruity ripe olives identifiable on the nose and palette, with a great diversity of secondary fruit and vegetable aromas, especially apple and banana. There are also hints of other ripe fruits and vegetables, such as almonds and tomatoes.
Consumption:
Due to its smoothness, it is a very appropriate oil for salads, toast, desserts, mild mayonnaises, etc.
Variety:
Increasingly famous worldwide, this is the variety on which the production of Agrodelpa is focused. This variety produces fruit that is small, spherical and clustered. It is a very productive variety, relatively unknown and with early production. It produces an excellent quality oil, highly valued for the composition of oils or coupages (blends).
PICUAL
Tasting notes:
Castelanotti Picual E.V.O.O stands out thanks to its great stability and richness in oleic acid. With a balance between spicy and bitter, its high polyphenol content brings a fruity aroma and taste to the oil.
Consumption:
Picual oil is the most recommended for cooking and frying, as it is one of the varieties that is most heat-resistant. It also tends to be used in meat marinades, breading or pastry wrapping, batter, preserves, cheeses, etc.
Variety:
The picual variety is the most cultivated on the peninsula, mainly found in the provinces of Jaen, Cordoba and Granada. Its fruit is a black colour when ripe, mediumsized and with an elliptical shape.
KORONEIKI
Tasting notes:
Castelanotti Koroneiki E.V.O.O is an oil of very low acidity. It has a balanced profile, the green olive fruit is identifiable on the nose with floral aromas and on the palette we have almonds and banana. It has a high content of oleic acid and a high level of polyphenols that cause the oil to be very aromatic, of great stability, and although it has a slightly bitter taste it is very pleasant on the palette.
Consumption:
Ideal for salads, toast, sweet desserts, pizzas, etc.
Variety:
The Koroneiki variety is native to Greece. The fruit of this variety are small, ripen early and have a low fat yield but produce an excellent quality oil.
