Monterosa – Olive Oil from Portugal
Monterosa is the finest extra virgin olive oil from southern Portugal, straight from the 20-hectare plantation 7km from the sea. Antonie Duarte is the operations manager there and takes care of the many olive trees, the right harvest time, and the excellent quality of the monocultivar olive oils, as well as tours of the farm, because Antonio speaks German as well as English. No wonder, as Monterosa was founded by Detlev von Rosen, a German emigrant who sadly passed away.
Monterosa – from antiquity to today
In Moncarapacho, in the Algarve, the Monterosa olive plantation is hidden among palm trees. Here, where the Romans already produced olive oil in antiquity, one of Portugal's top olive oils is produced today. The Picual, Verdeal, Maçanilha, and Cobrancosa olives grown in the olive groves are processed into varietal, multi-award-winning olive oils. The olives are picked by hand; only the best and undamaged olives are carefully selected and milled on the same day in the modern granite stone oil mill and then cold-pressed. Before the Monterosa olive oil is bottled, the Aceite Virgem Extra matures for two months in stainless steel tanks, resulting in a multi-award-winning olive oil of the highest quality: extra virgin olive oil.
Best Olive Oil from Portugal | Award-winning
Picual
- Gold 2020 New York International Olive Oil Competition
- Gold 2019 OLIVE JAPAN International Olive Oil Competition
- Silver 2020 China International Olive Oil Competition
- Silver 18º Concours International « Les Huiles du Monde »
- Top 250 2019 Der feinschmecker - Olio Awards
- Top 500 2020 Flos Olei - Italy
Selection
- Gold 2020 OLIVE JAPAN International Olive Oil Competition
- Silver 2020 China International Olive Oil Competition
- Silver 2020 New York International Olive Oil Competition
- Top 250 Der feinschmecker - Olio Awards 2019
Verdeal
- Silver 2020 China International Olive Oil Competition
- Gold 2018 New York International Olive Oil Competition
- Silver 2016 Los Angeles International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition
Malçanilha
- Gold 2020 OLIVE JAPAN International Olive Oil Competition
- Silver 2020 China International Olive Oil Competition
- Silver 2020 New York International Olive Oil Competition
