Founded in May 1949 by small group of farmers, the Virgen de la Sierra de Cabra Olive Growers Cooperative has justo ver a thousand members who provide more tan 7.500 hectares of traditional olive groves distributed in small farms located mainly in Cabra, Gaena and Monturque, in the subbética Cordobesa región, many of which have been passed down from generation to generation. Heir to the rich olive-growing tradition and the famous elaiotecnica expertise of Cabra, considered the geographical center of Andalusia, its EVOOs-filtered and unfiltered- are obtained from a wide variety of olives grown with care and expertise and processed in its modern facilities, being marketed under the brands Monteoliva and Monteoliva Oro, the latter with PDO Baena. Produced expressly for its presentation at International awards. Monteoliva is the first early havert EVOO of this continuously growing cooperative, cooming from fruits harvested form October 21 st. A selected blend with PDO Baena of Hojiblanca, Pajarera, Carrasqueña and Alameña de Cabra or Castacabra-a native of the área-presented in a 500 ml dark glass bottle, totatly customizable.
TASTING NOTES
A blend from Córdoba with a very high olfactory value due to its intense aroma of green olives with a mixture of freshly cut Grass and olive leaves. With fruit aromas of apple, banana and green almond, it then presents vegetable aromas of green tomato, fresh lettuce and arugula, to finish off with a bouquet of aromatics herbs.
PAIRING
On the palate it offers a high retro-nasal fruitness that recalls the apple and fresh fruit salad. With a médium and balanced spiciness and bitterness, its entry is very fluid. Overall it is a harmoniuous and extremely persistent EVOO.