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ABQ Olive Company Picual Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Robust)
ABQ Olive Company Picual Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Robust)

ABQ Olive Company Picual Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Robust)

Produced by ABQ Olive Company — producer profile

Price per litre / L
Verification
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No lab verification data found
Award Record
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No award data found
Phenols
490.8 mg/kg
Reported total-phenol result
Latest Release
2025
1 release recorded
Picual Monovarietal

This dry farmed Chilean Picual is presented by ABQ Olive Company as a robust extra virgin olive oil with a savory, herb forward profile. ABQ notes tomato leaf, green banana, and ripe tomato, framing it as an unusually Italian leaning expression of the Picual cultivar.

Evidence over time

Release History

2026
Current harvest year

No release has been recorded for this harvest year yet.

2025
Harvested: 1 May 2025
Varieties
Picual
Phenols
490.8 mg/kg
Polyphenols are naturally occurring compounds found in olives and other plants. In olive oil, reported phenolic content is a chemistry measure that can be associated with bitterness, pungency and oxidative stability; total phenols are not interchangeable with hydroxytyrosol-plus-derivatives measurement used for the EU-authorised wording.
This reported total-phenol result is not the hydroxytyrosol-plus-derivatives measurement used to assess the EU-authorised olive-oil wording.
FFA
0.14%
Free fatty acids measure the breakdown of fats in oil. Lower FFA values indicate quality and freshness.
Peroxide
4.42
Peroxide value measures the primary oxidation of an oil. A lower peroxide value is better.

Sensory Profile

Fruitiness5
Bitterness4
Pungency4.5
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Sensory Profile & Character

Sensory Profile

Fruitiness 5
Fruitiness refers to the aroma and taste of fresh, ripe or green olives in the oil.
Bitterness 4
Bitterness is a positive sensory attribute of an EVOO. It can also signal the presence of phenolic compounds.
Pungency 4.5
Pungency is the pleasant peppery or spicy sensation experienced at the back of the throat when tasting olive oil.
Polyphenols 6
Polyphenols are naturally occurring compounds found in olives and other plants. In olive oil, reported phenolic content is a chemistry measure that can be associated with bitterness, pungency and oxidative stability; total phenols are not interchangeable with hydroxytyrosol-plus-derivatives measurement used for the EU-authorised wording.
green tomato fig leaf artichoke bitter herbs

Measured Sensory analysis from laboratory testing.

Freshness & season

Harvest freshness

Harvest timing helps you judge an oil's age, while filtration and release style affect how quickly it is best enjoyed.

Why choose it

Choose a recent, clearly dated release when you want the most vivid expression of its aromas and flavour.

Worth knowing

A harvest date does not reveal how the oil was stored, so date is an important signal rather than a guarantee of condition.

Product informationHarvested 1 May 2025
Place & provenance

Sense of place

This oil is listed as originating in Chile.

Why choose it

Choose a clearly identified origin when local identity, traceability and connection to a particular growing area matter to you.

Worth knowing

Origin can make an oil distinctive, but does not by itself guarantee quality or a particular flavour.

Listed originChile
Olive composition

Single variety listed

The latest release lists Picual as its only recorded cultivar.

Why choose it

A release listing one cultivar is useful when you want to explore that variety's typical character.

Worth knowing

One listed cultivar does not record a percentage, so it should not be treated as proof of 100% composition without a source saying so.

Release dataPicual
Farming & certification

Growing choices

The grove is listed as relying on rainfall rather than routine irrigation.

Why choose it

Choose the practices and certifications that best match your environmental and farming priorities.

Worth knowing

Farming method and certification may guide values-based choices, but do not automatically determine flavour, freshness or nutritional value.

Product informationDry farmed

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