We continue to expand our range of extra virgin olive oils (EVOO), with high-quality products for our online store. On this occasion, we have selected a Catalan Arbequina oil from Lérida, Castillo del Señor.
When we started working on the project Made in Spain Gourmet, We were very amused to see that the ones who most pushed us to do so were precisely our friends and members of the international community in Spain. They recognized the quality of Spanish gourmet products when they tasted them. But, in addition, we have a growing profile of people not born in Spain, who invest as producers in our country, 100% believers in the differentiating quality of our land, and the products that come out of it. Castle of the Lord, is a clear example of this.
Lam Chueng Ping, in love with our country
One of the things that may be most interesting is that the owner of this farm is a person with very little Spanish features. Mr. Lam Chueng Ping, a well-known businessman in Chinese society residing in Spain. He has been in our country for more than 50 years, which he adores. And about 5 years ago, he fell in love with the Finca Can Mas del Senyor, and wanted to fulfill his dream of producing his own oil. With effort and great professionals advising him, he has obtained an excellent result.
Located in a very productive region of olives in Spain: Bobera (Lleida), it is the largest olive plantation in the entire area. And the Castle, recently restored on its façade, and which commemorates it, was built in 1907, and is an architectural symbol for the area. It was designed by the famous Barcelona municipal architect and master builder Jaume Gusta i Bondia, disciple of the great Antoni Gaudí.
Their Arbequina EVOO oil is simply one of the best you will find on the market. And its diffusion in the Chinese market is also already a reality. In Made in Spain Gourmet we are privileged to be able to count on him to offer it for our European market. It is admirable to see a person with the illusion of mr. Lam, when he talks about the oil of him. His love for the arbequina captivated us.
Privileged region for the Arbequina olive
Bobera, located in the region of Les Garrigues (province of Lérida) has a very special climate, with a very marked seasonal and particular change in the mountainous area throughout the year: cold in winter, humid in spring, dry in summer, which It generates an optimal yield from the olive trees when they are harvested at the beginning of October, which is called an early harvest, to extract the Premium Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
In addition, it is so capricious that there are also climatic changes during the day: fog in the morning, warm at noon and very cold nights.
It is a land that was already selected for planting olive trees in Roman times, so its geographical location has always been valued as ideal for planting olive trees.
The Arbequina variety that is produced there is one of the most requested in the Spanish market, due to its quality and that characteristic fruity taste.
In autumn, the high-quality olives ripen gradually with the change from warm to temperate climate, and that is when the olive is harvested with which the variety of 100% Arbequina olives from Luxury, which is selected at the beginning of October and harvested at dawn in mid-October and ground before sunrise, to take advantage of the cooler temperatures of the day. And it is made by world-renowned experts in the production of olive oil. The Luxury, It is their most prestigious oil, from which some 6.000 bottles of 500ml each are made, and it includes a wooden case for better conservation.
It is an aromatic, soft and fruity oil with a perfect balance. On the palate the oil has complex flavors of artichoke, apple and freshly cut almonds. In the aftertaste, there is a bitter touch that reminds us that it is an early harvest and quality EVOO.
Our recommendation as a pairing: Ideal to accompany fish, seafood, salads, vegetables, pasta and meat.
An EVOO oil that is history, born from a family project and the passion to preserve this symbol of gastronomic culture of the Mediterranean diet. A luxury that you can already find in Made in Spain Gourmet.
We have to tell you that its taste is spectacular, like ours. Gastronomy Ambassador, Xavier La Huerta, he confirmed to us when he tried it in the past BMG Experience, and knowing the history and the quality that these olive trees have, excites us and makes us proud to share with them our online store, and bring it closer to all of you.
Other Excellent Products
But they not only have this treasure as the only product on the market.
El Early Harvest Premium, (the olives are harvested at the beginning of November) is another delicatessen that we have selected to market in Made in Spain Gourmet. It is a softer oil because it has been harvested three or four weeks later, and is therefore more mature on the tree. Also of exceptional quality.
Well, you only have to enjoy these wonderful EVOOs in any of their varieties.
You can find them in the Premium EVOO Oils category of Made in Spain Gourmet.
AUTHOR: Israel Romero, CEO of Made in Spain Gourmet.
