Padilla 1808 Selección is the Picual of a family of olive growers from Jaén: a medium fruity extra virgin olive oil that smells of green olive with a touch of tomato and artichoke. It arrives in a case of 12 bottles of 500 ml, 6 L in total, just as the mill sends it out.
Behind it stands Aceites Padilla, which looks after its own family groves and picks the olives in November, at their ideal ripeness. Padilla 1808 Selección is cold-extracted at no more than 27 ºC, so the fruit reaches the bottle whole.
Padilla 1808 Selección at a glance
Variety- Picual
Origin- Jaén, Spain
Harvest- In November, at ideal ripeness
Profile- Medium fruitiness, with light bitterness and pepperiness
Units- 12 identical bottles of 500 ml, 6 L in total
Producer- Aceites Padilla
Ingredient- Extra virgin olive oil
How Padilla 1808 Selección tastes
Nose
Medium green-olive fruitiness, with light notes of tomato and artichoke.
Palate
Smooth, with a light, very balanced bitterness and pepperiness that never harden the whole.
Finish
That balance between bitterness and pepperiness is what stays at the end: a clean, friendly close with the memory of green olive.
Aceites Padilla, olive growers from Jaén
Aceites Padilla makes extra virgin olive oil in Jaén from its own family groves. Picual is the leading variety of the province, and it is the one behind this case.
Alongside Picual, the family has planted Italian varieties rarely seen in Spain, such as Taggiasca and Carlesca, to offer different profiles with the same care at harvest and in cold extraction. In Padilla 1808 Selección that care shows in a Picual picked in November and extracted at no more than 27 ºC.
Where Padilla 1808 Selección shines
- Slices of country bread toasted, with a generous drizzle on top.
- Green-leaf and tomato salads, dressed raw.
- Grilled or roasted vegetables, finished at the table.
- Grilled fish and white meats, with a thread of oil at the end.
- Everyday Mediterranean cooking, from rice dishes to pulse stews.
Why Padilla 1808 Selección in a case of 12 bottles of 500 ml
The case holds 12 identical bottles of 500 ml, 6 L in total, as the mill sells them. It is a format that invites sharing: a bottle for the table, another for the kitchen and others to give away, without giving up a manageable size.
Once each bottle is open, keep it tightly closed in a cool place away from light. The others can wait, still sealed, until their turn comes.
Questions about Padilla 1808 Selección
How many bottles come in the case?
The case holds 12 identical bottles of 500 ml, 6 L in total.
Is Padilla 1808 Selección mild or intense?
It is a medium fruity oil, smooth on the palate, with a light, very balanced bitterness and pepperiness.
Which variety is it?
It is an extra virgin oil from Picual olives, from the family groves of Aceites Padilla in Jaén.
How is it extracted?
Cold, at no more than 27 ºC, from olives picked in November.
Product information
- Producer: Aceites Padilla, Jaén, Spain
- Origin: Jaén, Spain
- Variety: Picual
- Contents: 12 × 500 ml (6 L)
- Ingredient: extra virgin olive oil
- EAN: 8436013980091
Nutrition information per 100 g
| Energy | 3700 kJ / 900 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 100 g |
| of which saturates | 13 g |
| monounsaturates | 79 g |
| polyunsaturates | 8 g |
| Carbohydrate | 0 g |
| of which sugars | 0 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Salt | 0 g |
Reference values for extra virgin olive oil.
