CENTENARIUM Olive Oil 250ml

Centenarium 250 ml, award-winning Picual to get to know

The Nobleza del Sur Centenarium in the 250 ml bottle is an extra virgin olive oil made from 100% Picual olives from centuries-old trees in Jaén. The small version of this multi-award-winning oil – robust, green, and fruity, ideal for getting to know or as a gift.

Nobleza del Sur Centenarium is the most awarded oil from the Peñuelas-Sagra family from Castellar in Andalusia, presented here in a handy 250 ml bottle. It is pressed from pure Picual olives grown on the Finca Vista Alegre from centuries-old trees – the "olivos centenarios" that give the oil its name. A robust extra virgin olive oil in a small format.

Green, fruity, and spicy on the finish

The Centenarium tastes of green apple, tomato, and green almond, with notes of olive leaf and a hint of lavender from the groves of Jaén.

Even on a piece of bread, you can feel the strong bitterness and the peppery sharpness that leaves a tickle in the throat. Grassy, fruity, and spicy – that is how an early-harvest Picual with character tastes. An oil that does not whisper, but speaks clearly.

This intensity comes from the early harvest: in early October, when the olives are still green, they are picked and cold-pressed within four hours. The younger the fruit, the greener and spicier the oil – and the more vibrant the bitterness that defines a good Picual.

The small bottle to start with

250 milliliters is the right amount to get to know a robust oil without having to commit to a half-liter bottle right away.

In smaller households, the bottle is used up while the oil still tastes young and vibrant. Over grilled vegetables, on a tomato salad, or with firm-fleshed fish, the green fruitiness comes through fully, and even vanilla ice cream with sea salt flakes gets an exciting contrast from a few drops.

As a small gift or part of a gift basket, the format is handy and beautiful. Those who already know the oil and use it more often can reach for the large 500 ml bottle.

A family oil since 1640

Behind the Centenarium is the Peñuelas-Sagra family, who have been growing olives in Jaén since 1640 – now in their twelfth generation.

What Miguel Sánchez Sagra began with a small grove now covers over 300 hectares and includes its own mill. For the Centenarium, only the old trees of Finca Vista Alegre are used; their deep roots give the olives their dense flavor, favored by the warm microclimate in the heart of Jaén. About 10 to 14 kilos of olives produce one liter of oil, cold-pressed with only 0.1 percent acidity.

The Nobleza del Sur Centenarium collects awards around the world: Gold at the New York International Olive Oil Competition 2022 and 2023, Gold at Olive Japan, and 99 out of 100 points in the Flos Olei guide. These verdicts confirm year after year what the family's old trees yield. You can find the entire range from Nobleza del Sur with us. Impressive indeed.

How to keep the oil vibrant

A green Picual like this lives by its freshness – light and heat are its enemies.

Stored cool and dark in the cupboard, not next to the stove, the Centenarium keeps for a long time. Once opened, it tastes great for months, though it is at its most powerful in the first six months after harvest. The small 250 ml bottle has an advantage here: it is emptied before the green freshness fades.