El Empiedro

El Empiedro Extra Virgin Olive Oil

El Empiedro extra virgin olive oil is a superior category juice obtained directly from olives and solely through mechanical procedures. Furthermore, it is protected under the Priego de Córdoba Designation of Origin, which provides an even greater guarantee due to the strict controls it must meet. Buying El Empiedro olive oil means enjoying a top-quality EVOO with tasting notes comparable to any gourmet oil on the market.

This is an olive oil of intense fruitiness, with notes of leaf, aromatic herbs and hints of citrus, tomato, banana, apple and green almond. On the palate, its sweet entry gives way to a notable bitterness and spiciness, leaving a balanced, complex and nuanced finish.

Recommended pairings

Thanks to its intense and complex profile, El Empiedro is especially recommended for:

• Toast and Mediterranean breakfast: on sourdough bread with grated tomato, where its tomato and herb notes enhance each other perfectly.
• Salads with fruit: pairs beautifully with mixed greens, fresh fruit, goat cheese or nuts, thanks to its citrus, apple and banana notes.
• Grilled meats: its balanced bitterness and spiciness hold up well against the contrast of red meats on the grill.
• Cold soups and creams: its fresh herbal character adds complexity to gazpachos, salmorejos and cold vegetable creams.
• Dark chocolate desserts: its sweet entry and complexity work surprisingly well with high-percentage dark chocolate, an increasingly popular gourmet combination.

Quality seals and awards

Despite being a cooperative oil, great emphasis has been placed on producing an excellent quality juice and making it known. In fact, it has repeatedly ranked among the top positions in global EVOO rankings:

• WORLD’S BEST OLIVE OIL: over the last four years it has ranked between sixth and ninth among the best oils in the world.
• EVOO WORLD RANKING: in 2016 it entered the Top 10 at position 4; in 2018 it ranked 13th, and in 2019 it held position 8.