Spanish extra virgin olive oils have been the ones that have achieved the highest number of awards at the Olive Japan International Extra Olive Oil Competition 2021, which is awarded by the Association of Olive Oil Sommeliers of Japan (OSAJ). Only Italy has managed to keep up with the rest of the nations.
The organization of the awards received a total of 811 references of extra virgin olive oil from 27 countries, registering the largest number of contestants since 2012. A good reception that has allowed them to award 10 premier medals (the highest award), 10 ‘Toshiya Tada Special Olive Oil Sommelier’ awards (finalists for premier), 342 gold medals and 318 silver medals.
Of this large number of awards, Spain, which had presented 231 brands, has won 63 silver medals, 133 gold and 5 premier. Spain has been the country that has won the most medals in each category except in the premier, as Italy also added five banners. Next, you have the five Spanish extra virgin olive oils that received the highest recognition.
1. Castle of Salvatierra Cornicabra extra virgin early harvest (Castilla La Mancha)
This extra virgin olive oil of the cornicabra variety stands out for its medium-high fruitiness, bitterness and medium-high spiciness. The notes are clearly green, highlighting the leaf, the wood and the almond. However, in the mouth it enters sweet, but ends in bitterness, astringency and a persistent spiciness.
RRP: 500 ml bottle, 10, 50 euros.
2. Cladivm hojiblanca (Cordoba)
This extra virgin oil of the hojiblanca variety stands out, explains its producers, for its intense fruitiness of green olives. On the nose, the apple, freshly cut green grass, tomato, alloza, aromatic herbs and banana stand out, with the whole balanced. On the palate it is very aromatic, persistent, with a sweet entry with moderate bitter and spicy progress.
RRP: 500 ml bottle, 11 euros.
3. Knolive Epicure (Cordoba)
This extra virgin olive oil is a mixture of the hojiblanca and picuda varieties. It stands out for its green color with golden reflections, its explosion of fresh and fruity aromas of apple and ripe green olives and for a flavor of tomato, freshly cut grass and fresh almonds. The end is starred by the bitter and spicy notes.
RRP: 500 ml bottle, 18.75 euros.
4. Premium composition Melgarejo (Jaén)
This extra virgin olive oil in a coupage that contains the picual, frantoio, hojiblanca and arbequina varieties. Its aroma is fruity and its flavor stands out for its intensity and complexity, thanks to its sweet base with a slight bitter touch and a delicate spiciness: an elegant, balanced and complex combination that envelops the entire mouth.
RRP: 500 ml bottle, 12 euros.
5. Gold from the Picual Desert (Almería)
This limited production extra virgin olive oil stands out for its intense green color, with golden reflections. Herbaceous aromas predominate on the nose over fruity ones. On the palate, for its part, it has a medium bitterness and an itching that appears gradually.
RRP: 500 ml bottle, 10 euros.
Facebook Comments
Disqus