Castillo de Canena Early Royal
Harvest: November 14–15, 2012                                castillodecanena.com

Intensity

Deep green olive oil with fresh and intense fruitness. Touches of green tomato and artichoke bring out in nose. In the palate is balanced, round and shows a smooth entry, in perfect harmony with herbal flavors and green banana. It presents an elegant bitterness that quickly goes away and an interesting and moderate itching of white pepper from the throat to the tip of the tongue.

Suggested Uses:
Grilled veggies, tomato sauce, fish such as salmon, codfish and meat such as chicken and rabbit.

Cultivar(s)
2012

Location of Orchard:
Finca Conde de Guadiana

Milling:
Hammer mill with controlled speed

The ‘Royal’ varietal is an ancient variety native to Jaén, Andalucía. Its crop has suffered a strong decline since the end of the 19th century and was on the brink of extinction due to the difficulties in harvesting and its low yield leading many to abandon it. Only a few Royal oils were harvested, all of which were exclusively reserved as soon as the olives ripened.

We have rescued the Royal from a small enclave in the mountains and have planted them in our estate, taking every care of the Royal olive trees and we are now able to present our new oil.

Early Royal is taken early harvest, when it is most difficult to crop, but when the olives have the most flavour and aroma. That is why the name of our oil is EARLY ROYAL, our first XXI Century Oil.



With a history of growing olives that began in 1780, our business in named after the family´s castle that stands on the hill in the Canena area of Jaén province. On these lands the family´s olive trees are grown, harvested, their extra virgin olive oil processed and bottled. We personally supervise the whole manufacture process at Castillo de Canena, which gives our customers full reliance on our company.

Located between the Cazorla Mountains and Magina, our family´s Picual, Arbequino and Royal olive trees can be found. At Castillo de Canena we combine traditional wisdom with the most advanced technology and scrupulous respect for the environment.

All the olive groves are completely mechanized, using a fertilization and irrigation drip system. The olive groves are certified as “Integrated Production” that ensures environmentally friendly practices and a conscientious cultivation system.