Specification
The oil.
One pressing a year, from two varieties, picked and sorted by the two of us.
On the palate
Fruity first. Then the pepper.
- OpensFresh and green, straight off the fruit.
- DevelopsRounder and more complex through the middle.
- FinishesA peppery catch at the back of the throat. That is the Cordovil.
Variety
Galega
Portugal's own olive, and the one most Portuguese oil is built on. Small, late to ripen, and where the fruit at the front of the taste comes from.
Variety
Cordovil
The other half of the blend, grown through the Castelo Branco and Alentejo country. This is where the pepper comes from.
Harvest
Picked by hand, pressed while it is fresh.
We pick by hand over a few weeks in autumn. Nets go down under the trees, ladders go up into them, and the fruit goes into the wicker baskets the previous owners left in the barn. From there it goes to be pressed.
Method
Nothing artificial.
No artificial pesticides and no artificial fertilisers. Nothing goes on these trees that we would not want in the bottle.
Format
500ml now. 250ml next year.
This year's oil is in 500ml bottles. There will be 250ml as well from next harvest.
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