Verdeal Olive Oil – 500ml

Monterosa Verdeal – extra virgin olive oil – 500ml

Unfortunately, this oil is no longer being produced – try the Ribeiro do Tronco

Monterosa Verdeal olive oil is a single-variety, extra virgin olive oil made from the Iberian Verdeal olive. It is very mild with a particularly fruity note. Aromas of freshly cut grass pair with a sweet scent of almonds. Perfect for salads, tomatoes, bread, cold soups, or vinaigrettes. An excellent Monterosa olive oil made from hand-picked Portuguese olives.

Monterosa – fine Verdeal from the Algarve

Monterosa is an artisanal family business in the eastern Algarve. Located just about 7 km from the cooling sea, a fresh breeze is always blowing here. In 1969, Detlev von Rosen emigrated from Sweden to Portugal to produce tomatoes and iceberg lettuce for the Northern European market. Later, he became—and still is today—very successful in cultivating high-quality ornamental plants.

Olive trees have been growing on 20 hectares of land since the year 2000. Previous summers had been hot and dry, and the orange trees on the plantation required vast amounts of water (one orange tree requires 1,000 liters of water per week). So, they decided to plant olive trees with the goal of producing a particularly high-quality extra virgin olive oil. Five different olive varieties grow at Monterosa: Verdeal, Maçanilha, Picual, Cobrançosa, and Frantoio. However, olive trees were already being cultivated in this special place 2,000 years ago, as a Roman trade route connecting Lisbon to Corduba passed through Moncarpacho. The estate's own stone mill, however, is state-of-the-art. Without any long transport routes, the hand-picked olives can be processed into the finest olive oil right on the plantation.

The best way to discover the taste differences between the five varieties is to try them all. The Verdeal olive oil is the mildest, greenest oil, followed by the Maçanilha variety. The Picual is one of the medium-fruity varieties. The indigenous Portuguese Cobrançosa variety is the spiciest and most robust, with a notable kick in the finish.