"Melgarejo" Hojiblanca (Spain)
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This Spanish varietal grown by world-renowned Melgarejo is fruity, complex and floral with notes of green almond and melon. It is an extremely green oil, and has a big, desirable peppery finish from the high antioxidant content. Established in 1780, the Melgarejo estate is located in Jaén, a city in southern Spain famous for its EVOOs.
Use for: Cooking, and anywhere you want an antioxidant boost.
Details:
Crushed October 2021
Robust
Made in Spain
Awards: Gold Medal, Olive Japan International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition
Organoleptic Taste Profile:
Fruitiness 6.0 Bitterness 5.0 Pungency 5.5
Chemistry (as measured at time of crush):
Biophenols 608.3pm FFA 0.22 Oleic Acid 76.0 Peroxide 4.7 DAGs: 97.4 PPP <1.0 Squalene 9,625.30 A-Tocopherols 430.5ppm