The Casas de Hualdo oil, extra virgin olive oil that comes from the oil mill of Casas de Hualdo, the most awarded extra virgin olive oil with the best quality and price.
Extra virgin olive oils from the Casas de Hualdo oil mill. This oil mill has been selected for its commitment to quality, care for the environment and the development of rural areas.
1. Oil mill of Casas Hualdo
The Casas de Hualdo oil mill is one of the oil mills that is currently winning the most prizes in Spain. An oil mill that is not completely known but that produces one of the best extra virgin olive oils in the world.
a) Location
El Carpio de Tajo is located in a natural enclave of incalculable value due to its rich fauna and flora. On the banks of the Tagus River, where wildlife is in perfect balance with agriculture.
b) Sustainable production
This is why Casas de Hualdo has sustainability with the natural environment as a priority.
This oil mill uses the means that nature gives it, to control and take care of the olive trees. Examples of this are: its flocks of sheep of the La Mancha race to control the grass in the olive groves and they give natural fertilizer to the olive groves, the remains of the pruning are crushed as a contribution of organic matter
Finally, all its olive trees are under irrigated agriculture. Water is taken from the Tagus River, but with the most advanced systems for greater efficiency.
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c) Most awarded oil in Toledo
Currently, Casas de Hualdo’s extra virgin olive oil is the most awarded in the province of Toledo. In Spain, it is one of the most awarded.
d) Its history
This oil mill was founded by Francisco Riberas in 1986. He located it in El Carpio de Tajo in Toledo and has gradually expanded its olive grove.
e) Committed to the environment and rural development
This oil mill uses the most advanced and respectful techniques. Likewise, it carries out a great work in the rural development of this region where it is located.
2. Varieties of Casas de Hualdo oil
The Casas de Hualdo olive mill produces four varieties of extra virgin olive oil of supreme quality: Arbequina, cornicabra, manzanilla and picual.
Because Casas de Hualdo is in the region of Montes de Toledo, its extra virgin olive oil of the variety Cornicabra de Casas de Hualdo is protected by the Denomination of Origin of the Montes de Toledo.
a) Its best-known varieties
- Arbequina :Its extra virgin olive oil of the arbequina variety is an oil that comes exclusively from arbequina olives harvested before veraison.
A harmonious, balanced and smooth oil with little bitterness and spiciness. In tasting has a great fruity freshly cut grass, tomato and green apple.
The oil of houses of Hualdo of the variety arbequina and cornicabra are its two flagship oils. Oils with a great national and international recognition, winning the most prestigious prizes.
- Cornicabra: Its extra virgin olive oil of the cornicabra variety comes exclusively from olives of this variety. As a result, this oil has a strong and characteristic flavour typical of the Cornicabra variety. In addition, it is a variety rich in antioxidants.
In tasting you can appreciate its certain bitterness and spiciness. It is also accompanied by a harmonious and balanced aroma of olive fruity, lamb’s lettuce and bitter almond. More gently, notes of olive leaf and ripe apple are appreciated.
b) Its other two varieties
- Manzanilla: Its extra virgin olive oil of the manzanilla variety comes exclusively from manzanilla olives harvested before veraison. From them comes a soft and aromatic oil with very little bitterness and spiciness. In addition, in tasting notes are appreciated fruity olive, artichoke, basil and envy.
- Picual: Casas de Hualdo’s extra virgin olive oil of the Picual variety comes exclusively from olives of that variety. Due to this variety, it has a very characteristic flavour and potency. Therefore, easily recognized from the other varieties.
Casas de Hualdo’s picual oil stands out for its great presistence and fruitiness with bitterness and spiciness. In addition, in tasting you can taste aromas of eucalyptus, green banana, basil, green grass. More finely we can also appreciate notes of mint and liquorice.
3. Price of the Casas de Hualdo olive oil
Casas de Hualdo’s extra virgin olive oils have won the most prestigious national and international awards. However, these have quite economical prices compared to others in the same categories.
Likewise, these oils can be found in many specialized stores and large supermarkets. Almost always the price of the 500 ml bottle is under 10 euros. However, it depends on the business where you buy it.
4. Where to buy Casas de Hualdo olive oil?
In our shop of El Cortijuelo de San Benito, located in Las Rozas de Madrid or in our online shop we also have at your disposal all the olive oils of Casas de Hualdo. Here you can try them and buy them.
Casas de Hualdo olive oils have great national and international prestige. For this reason it is very common to find these oils in many specialist and gourmet shops, supermarkets, online shops and other shops where they sell quality products.
5. Opnions of Casas Hualdo
The oil of Casas de Hualdo is a very demanded oil and with a great appreciation. Moreover, this oil mill only carries out promotional campaigns, since it is only through the prizes it receives that it becomes known. For this reason, these oils are in great demand and have a lower price than others in the same category, such as Castillo de Canena and Oro Bailen.
Likewise, among its four varieties, the most demanded, at least in our shop, is cornicabra. Perhaps it is because this variety is ‘typical of there and is protected by the Designation of Origin of the Montes de Toledo.
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Finally, if you would like more information about Casas Hualdo’s olive oil mill, and its extra virgin olive oils, you can visit Casa de Hualdo.
