Extra Virgin Olive Oil Segredos do Côa Extreme Organic

Coming from centuries-old olive groves, owned by the same family since the mid-19th century. XVIII, already in the sixth generation of Aníbal Soares, the high quality Extra Virgin Olive Oil, now has the seal “Segredos do Côa”.

A “Farm Olive Oil” as it comes exclusively from its own olive groves, in “terroirs” with unique and homogeneous characteristics, implying very limited production, corresponding only to the harvest from the different family plots.

With the characteristics of “Mountain Olive Oil” due to the soil typology of the “Douro Superior” and the “Farm-to-Table” concept, since the majority of production goes directly to the consumer.

“Segredos do Côa” is Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) with its unique “bitter” and “spicy”, recognized by experts in general, which translates every year into the highest percentage of national and international awards, which honor Portugal. Finally, its very low acidity reflects an early harvest and the speed of delivery of the olives to the mill, obtaining a pure juice of superior quality, the only one that should be reserved for raw use.

A gourmet product, ideal for your table and for any of your dishes, even dessert, helping to create the habit of tasting quality extra virgin olive oil, as well as making people aware of its true applicability in different foods, to enjoy naturally, in seasonings or simple preparations.

It is in the Douro Superior, in Vila Nova de Foz Côa, high altitude lands, that this nectar is produced, exclusively from family properties, namely in Castelo Melhor, on the way to the Rock Engravings of Penascosa, close to the mouth of the Côa river.

With usual acidity of 0.1/0.2 and complex and harmonious flavor. This characteristic is due to the harvest being done at the right time, tending to be earlier than usual (mid/end of October), giving the oil bitter and spicy notes, characteristic of the region. To do this, the olives must be at the ideal ripeness point, resulting in pure juice, that is, extra virgin olive oil, without any type of defect.

In these high-altitude lands of the Douro Superior, a “Traditional Olive Grove” without irrigation, with centuries-old olive trees, with 100% natural agricultural practices, certified organic, the "olive harvest" is done entirely manually.

Being extracted cold, the result is excellent, since the intention is not to produce more and more, but to produce better and better.

CULTIVARS: “Field Blend”: Negrinha de Freixo, Madural, Verdeal, Cobrançosa.

PRODUCTION SYSTEM: Organic farming, neither irrigated nor intensive.

EXTRACTION METHOD: Traditional, cold.