DESCRIPTION I Premium Extra Virgin Olive Oil made solely from the manzanillacacereña variety from organic olive groves, using traditional dryland cultivation.
REGION | North of the province of Cáceres. Districts of Sierra de Gata, Las Hurdes, & Valle del Alagón (Extremadura)
ALTITUDE | 600 meters above sea level.
PRODUCTION | Limited. Plantations grown in the Natura 2000 Network of environmental protection areas.
VARIETY | 100% manzanilla cacereña.
METHOD OF HARVEST | Mainly by hand although umbrellas are used whenever possible to stop the olives hitting the ground.
HARVESTING PERIOD | From 15th October to 10th November.
EARLY HARVEST
EXTRACTION SYSTEM | Produced cold from the first extraction immediately after harvesting the fruit. Crushed at a controlled speed.
STORAGE | In stainless steel tanks inertised with gaseous nitrogen. Decanted prior to repose in the storeroom.
STORAGE CONDITIONS | Keep in a dark place.
BEST BEFORE DATE | 18 months after date of bottling.