Excellence Sikitita Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Isbilya,
The Excellence range is the most premium and exclusive, with a Chateau philosophy. Produced in very limited quantities, with an exclusive final result.
Sikitita is a very rare, highly delicate variety that produces extraordinarily aromatic oils.
Technical details:
Producer: Isbilya
Origin: Umbrete (Seville)
Variety: Sikitita
Tasting note:
Color: Green
On the nose it shows a high-intensity fruitiness with notes of leaf and grass; tomato is also perceived,
along with a curious combination of aromatic herbs.
On the palate it is bitter and peppery with medium intensity, revealing certain nuances that evoke almond and even banana.
Pairing: at Made in Spain Gourmet we recommend it with poultry and rice dishes, as it enhances the flavor of the other ingredients. Ideal for dressing green salads and steamed vegetables.
Nutritional information per 100 g:
- Energy value – 3700kj/900 Kcal
- Fat – 100 g
- of which saturates – 14 g
- Carbohydrates – 0 g
- of which sugars – 0 g
- Protein – 0 g
- Salt – 0
- Store in a cool place, away from light and heat.
- Acidity: 0.11%
Description
Their cultivation system integrates all the knowledge accumulated over generations with modern technologies resulting from research and development at research centers and agronomy universities.
The arrangement of the trees in a continuous hedgerow allows maximum illumination of all the foliage, providing greater accumulation of fatty acids and a homogeneous state of maturity throughout the tree.
Controlled water and nutrient inputs ensure maximum oil quality, following their principle of excellence.
The speed of harvesting guarantees the optimum condition of the fruit at the moment of harvest, thereby preserving all the aroma and taste of their land and variety.
Sikitita is a variety that comes from two of the most widespread varieties in Spain, ‘Picual’ and ‘Arbequina’. The result is a perfect balance between these two types of oil.
After a long and careful journey, once the fruit has been obtained exclusively from their own estates, their mission has only just begun: they start crafting Isbilya.
Olives are harvested in mid-October. This increases fruitiness (the organoleptic characteristic in tasting that recalls healthy, fresh olives). It entails a loss of production due to the lower oil yield of the fruit.
Harvesting takes place during the coolest hours of the day. This keeps the olives at a low temperature, enabling true cold extraction (22ºC) and producing an exceptional olive elixir.
Harvesting is carried out with an over-the-row harvester. Thanks to this system, they can harvest their entire plantation in a single day, achieving maximum homogeneity in their oils.
They harvest only olives picked from the tree and located in the upper 3/4 of the tree, where the fruits that will produce the highest-quality oil are found.
Milling takes place less than two hours after harvesting.
Extraction technology. With Gea Westfalia and the latest extraction technology, they obtain their olive juices and subject them to the strictest quality controls.