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Monva - Estate-bottled Extra Virgin Olive Oils
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Monva is situated in the Sierra Mágina region of Jaén, Andalusia, Spain, in the middle of one of the world's most important zones for olive oil production, in terms of volume and quality. Archaeological findings both on Monva's property and elsewhere in the area indicate that people have made olive oil in this region for at least 2,000 years.
Monva’s traditional, extra virgin olive oils - Dominus, Valle Mágina, and Montabes - are made in the heart of Spain’s olive country, to the highest taste and quality standards. In order to ensure this, the oils are estate-produced from estate-grown olives cultivated in the rich soil of the Virgen de los Milagros property.
The olivesOnly one variety of olive is used for the production of Monva’s oils: picual. Only olives grown on the Virgen de los Milagros estate are used; olives from other growers’ properties are not admitted.
The picual olive trees thrive in the beautiful, verdant Sierra Mágina Natural Park environment. On Monva’s 850-hectare property, 85,000 trees grow at the foot of the mountains. Here, at 700 metres’ elevation, they flourish in ideal climatic conditions and a clayey soil that contributes to the very healthy fruit they produce.
The harvestThe olives are harvested carefully. They are collected only when perfectly ripe, are shaken off the trees, caught in tarps, and never sit directly the ground where they might get damaged. They are quickly and gently transported to the processing plant for pressing.
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