Castillo de Canena Duquesa de Medinaceli. Box with 6 bottles of 500 ml

Castillo de Canena Duquesa de Medinaceli

The Duquesa de Medinaceli by Castillo de Canena oil is a 100% AOVE from Jaen, a blend of the best arbequina oils from the estate of this family company which has won dozens of international awards. 

The limited edition Duquesa de Medinaceli is affectionately dedicated to the Medinaceli Family, in honour of the Duke of Medinaceli, Baron of Arberca, who introduced the arbequina variety from Palestine to Spain in the 18th century. This is why La Casa de Medinaceli wanted to pay homage to the origin of this variety by launching a new limited edition Arbequina oil that has been produced from Castillo de Canena.

The general manager of Castillo de Canena, Francisco Vañó, explained that "The new oil is a blend of juices from Arbequina olives, which are harvested from the first fruits with powerful characteristics and intense green notes at the beginning of the harvest, to those harvested in November, in late autumn, with a more subtle and delicate expression... all of them coming from the same Pago on our estate, from where the best fruits have been selected for this limited edition".

Castillo de Canena is a unique family business, involved in the whole process of creating the extra virgins: from the tree to its marketing. The farm is located in the province of Jaén. It works under the API certification, an environmentally friendly way of agriculture, halfway between traditional and organic farming. The farm passes monthly audits that certify compliance with all standards. Currently, most of the farm is being reconverted to organic farming.

Luxury packaging for a luxury oil

The metallic emerald green packaging of this unique oil was designed on the basis of a 14th century manuscript, specifically a series of drawings and decorative heraldic ornaments from the time of the 1st Count of Medinaceli. Castillo de Canena chose this metallic green bottle with a delicate silk-screen printing in the colours of the house.

Most important awards:

The most important national and international awards, including the Spanish Food Award from the Ministry of Agriculture in 2016 for the picual variety, Sol D'Oro 2016 awards for Biodynamics, Flos Olei 2016 for the best olive oil company, awarded in Jaen Selection each year, second prize in Mario Solinas from the IOC, first prize in Biol 2016, magazines such as Biopress or Feinschmecker in Germany, awards from China and Japan, etc.

Every year it compiles a multitude of these awards that guarantee its dedication and effort for the quality of the oils it produces.

All the oils produced are kept in stainless steel tanks for perfect conservation. Once bottled, they are kept away from light and heat sources.