The Campo de Castillo de
Canena, where its olive groves grow, is located in the municipality of Ubeda in
Jaén, bordering the Sierra de Cazorla in the heart of the upper Guadalquivir
Valley.
On slightly hilly, clay-loam soils, with a gentle terrain and an average altitude of 500 metres above sea level, its semi-intensive and traditional olive groves are planted with Picual, Arbequina and Royal varieties, and the new crops of Pico Limón, Zarza, Taggiasca, Don Carlo, Souriani and Zaity, all irrigated, creating a natural ecosystem where agronomic activity is carried out with a deep respect for the environment and Nature. Modern precision agriculture and the most advanced systems for seeing how the trees are, which allow them to exhaustively monitor the evolution of the different plots, are combined with the maintenance of herbaceous cover, the creation of compost, landscape restoration, the reintroduction of endangered species and the total eradication of all types of pesticides.
With an olive-growing tradition that dates back to the end of the 18th century, it was in 2003 when the Vañó family, owners of the beautiful Renaissance castle that gives the company its name, decided to create their own brand focused exclusively on producing and marketing Premium extra virgin olive oils. Controlling the vegetative development of the olive trees and the evolution of the fruit, they select the best olive groves from their estate, harvesting the olives at the right time of ripening and sending them immediately in small boxes to their own oil mill, which has an enormous number of external quality certifications, both in terms of processes and product. There they are milled using state-of-the-art machinery, continuously updated, respecting the cold chain throughout the process and producing extra virgin olive oils of high quality year after year. Intense fruit juices, powerful personality, harmonious and balanced.
Constant innovation, which is a hallmark that
rightly identifies Castillo de Canena's trajectory, has not only been reflected
in agronomic activity or in modernising industrial processes to the maximum,
but has also been reflected in the search for novel, original and surprising
products that revolve around extra
virgin olive oils and broaden their
consumption opportunities by offering an enormous multiplicity of uses and
culinary applications. The company has had an enormous international
development, being present in more than 50 markets and has been one of the
first companies in its sector to have its corporate policies audited in terms
of Health and Safety by means of the SGE-21 certification standardised by
FORETICA.
A bright green oil that captures the freshness and character of the Picual variety. On the nose, it has a very intense green fruitiness (8.7) with plantlike notes of fresh grass (8.4), green tomato (8.3) and fig (5.1). These sensations are complemented by hints of green almond (8.0) and green banana (7.6), providing a fresh and complex profile.
On the palate, the initial impression is pronounced and it has a balanced bitterness and spiciness, which combine harmoniously. The grassy and fruity sensations remain, evolving in a way that highlights the taste of artichoke stalks and a slight plantlike astringency. The aftertaste is fresh and lingering with an elegant evolution reminiscent of herbs and green fruit, offering a pleasant lingering mouthfeel.
This oil is a true expression of the Picual variety and is remarkable for its sensory complexity. It offers a balance between plantlike vigour and freshness, and has a markedly elegant aftertaste.
