Padilla Selección Carlesca, 500 ml bottle
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Padilla Selección Carlesca is an extra virgin olive oil from the Italian Carlesca variety, grown by Aceites Padilla in Jaén. Mid-green, with green-olive fruitiness, citrus and herbal notes, and more bitterness than pepperiness. The oil comes in a 500 ml bottle from the Padilla family groves.
Padilla Selección Carlesca is the extra virgin olive oil with which the Padilla family shows that Jaén has room for varieties from other lands. Carlesca, also known as Don Carlo, was born in Umbria and now grows in a young plantation on their land, far from home but looked after just the same.
The result is a mid-green oil with the fruitiness of green olives and a profile uncommon on Spanish tables. The 500 ml bottle is just the right size to discover it at leisure.
Padilla Selección Carlesca at a glance
Variety- Carlesca (Don Carlo)
Origin- Jaén, Spain
Harvest- Early November
Fruitiness- Medium, green olive
Format- 500 ml bottle
Producer- Aceites Padilla
How Padilla Selección Carlesca tastes
Nose
Medium green-olive fruitiness, with fruity, citrus and herbal notes.
Palate
A light entry and medium body, with bitterness as the leading voice.
Finish
Bitterness stays above the pepperiness, which remains in the background.
A variety from Umbria in the groves of Jaén
Carlesca is an Italian variety from Umbria that Aceites Padilla grows in a young plantation in the province of Jaén. The family, olive growers for generations, has planted varieties rarely seen in Spain, such as Taggiasca and Carlesca, alongside Picual, to offer different profiles with the same care.
The olives are picked in early November and cold-extracted at 22–24 ºC the same day. That haste is part of the character of Padilla Selección Carlesca: the fruit reaches the mill with all its aroma still intact.
What to serve with Padilla Selección Carlesca
- Leaf and fresh vegetable salads, dressed raw.
- Grilled white meats, with a thread of oil at the table.
- Fish baked or cooked on the grill.
- Roasted vegetables that ask for a herbal, citrus touch.
The 500 ml bottle
At 500 ml, Padilla Selección Carlesca is enjoyed raw, in dishes where the oil shows, and finished before it loses its green aromas. It is a comfortable size for trying the variety or for keeping it on the table next to the everyday oil.
Once opened, keep the bottle tightly closed in a cool place away from light.
Padilla Selección Carlesca frequently asked questions
What is Carlesca?
It is an Italian variety from Umbria, also called Don Carlo, which Aceites Padilla grows in a young plantation in Jaén.
What does Padilla Selección Carlesca taste like?
It has medium green-olive fruitiness with citrus and herbal notes, a light entry, medium body and bitterness more pronounced than pepperiness.
What colour is this oil?
It is a medium green.
How should an open bottle be stored?
Closed, in a cool place away from light.
Product information
- Producer: Aceites Padilla, Jaén, Spain
- Ingredient: extra virgin olive oil
- Contents: 500 ml
| Energy | 3700 kJ / 900 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 100 g |
| of which saturates | 13 g |
| Carbohydrate | 0 g |
| of which sugars | 0 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Salt | 0 g |