What is the best Picual Extra Virgin Olive Oil?

At Olivarte, we will help you find the best Extra Virgin Picual Olive Oil, the most abundant variety of oil in our country and around the world, known for its strong flavor.

The Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) of Picual variety is considered one of the most prestigious and sought-after in the world of olive oil, praised as a true gastronomic delight.

It is the most abundant in the world and it originates from the province of Jaén. It contains a series of unique characteristics that make it especially valued both in culinary terms and for health, thanks to its high content of oleic acid and polyphenols.

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The early harvest Picual AOVE is easy to recognize for its intense flavor, with spicy and bitter notes on the palate, due to its high concentration of polyphenols and antioxidants, as well as its intense green color that will captivate you at first sight.

It is one of the favorites for lovers of strong flavors. The Picual variety of AOVE also stands out for its great oxidative stability, which allows it to remain in perfect condition for much longer compared to other varieties of olive oil, showing greater resistance to oxidation and to the processes of rancidity.

An oil ideal for both raw consumption and cooking, as it perfectly withstands high temperatures without losing its properties, at Olivarte we have the best Picual extra virgin olive oils, sourced from the provinces of Jaén and Toledo, which have been awarded by some of the most prestigious guides such as Flos Olei or Evooleum.

In this post, we want to help you find the best Picual olive oil, giving you the keys to ensure the highest quality.

Which Picual Extra Virgin Olive Oil is better?

Given the multiple options to choose from, we are going to give you the keys to know which Picual Extra Virgin Olive Oil is the best, which will help you make the right choice.

• Oil extraction method:

The best Picual oil must be obtained through cold extraction, that is, at temperatures below 27°C, which will ensure that the oil retains all its beneficial organoleptic properties for health.

• Acidity:

Acidity is a clear indicator of the quality of AOVE, and it is essential that it has an acidity of less than 0.8%, which means that the olives used for its production were in the best condition and were processed correctly.

• Tasting and flavor:

The tasting of AOVE is essential to check the quality of the Picual oil, which should have a very fruity and intense flavor, with a well-balanced bitterness and spiciness, indicating a high presence of polyphenols.

What is the best Picual Extra Virgin Olive Oil?

Deciding which is the best Picual olive oil is a complicated task, as it will all depend on each person's tastes and the use it will be given.

"For this reason, we have selected three of the best Picual extra virgin olive oils in the world, which will be a true delight for your palate, and you can find them in the online store of Olivarte."

Palace of the Olives

The extra virgin olive oil Palacio de Los Olivos has been recognized as the best Picual variety oil in the world in the “The Evoo World Ranking”, which has accumulated more than 200 medals from prestigious AOVE competitions at both national and international levels.

It is an extra virgin olive oil made from Picual variety olives grown and harvested in the heart of La Mancha, in Bolaños de Calatrava (Ciudad Real), on volcanic soil and under an ideal climate for the development of the olive.

It is an intense green fruity oil with balanced bitterness and spiciness, fresh herbaceous aroma and green fruit flavor, with a pleasant intensity and slight astringent notes at the end due to its high content of natural antioxidant components.

In our opinion, the palacio de los Olivos Picual is the best quality – price Picual oil, and you can get a 500ml bottle for just 9.50 euros.

Emerald Green Premium Picual

One of our favorites is the Premium Picual Green Emerald Oil, a high-quality EVOO, made with the best olives of the Picual variety from Jaén, which give it a distinctive intense green color that will not leave you indifferent.

With an exclusive container that simulates an emerald, this is a intense Picual AOVE, with a medium-high bitterness and pungency, very well balanced, featuring a green herbaceous fruitiness, tomato, green almond, and fig, which is its hallmark.

Elizondo No. 3 Picual

We completed the search for the best Picual oil with Elizondo Nº3, an extra virgin olive oil produced in October from the first Picual variety olives of the harvest, which guarantees the highest quality.

Elizondo N°3 is a Picual oil originating from the municipality of Torreperogil in Jaén that will captivate you with its intense green fruitiness, featuring aromas of freshly cut grass, apple, tomato leaf, and fig, along with a deep green color that will be visible at first glance through its semi-transparent bottle.

With many to choose from, at Olivarte you can buy the best Extra Virgin Olive Oil Picual online, selecting from over 20 different brands, and receive it at any point in the Peninsula within 24-48 hours from when you place your order.