Early-harvest EVOO
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AOVE premium · Limones, Moclín · Granada
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Estate oil, tended for over a century.
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One bottle,
one harvest.
Cortijo Santa María produces early-harvest extra virgin olive oil in Limones, Moclín (Granada). The next edition is in preparation.
A family project
rooted in the olive grove.
Cortijo Santa María is a family estate in Limones, Moclín. A whitewashed cortijo and an olive grove we've tended for generations. We walk it tree by tree.
We make a single oil each year, from early-harvest olives. We mill slowly, without rush. The rest of the year we care for the trees and prepare the next edition.
“We make the oil we want on our own table — and we only bottle what we believe honours the harvest.”
“We pick when the fruit turns from green to purple. That's the exact moment when the oil has the most life.”
Limones, Moclín.
Granada.
Limones, in Moclín, sits in a high, luminous and demanding landscape in northern Granada, around 900 metres of altitude. Cold winters, dry summers and calcareous soils slow the fruit's ripening and reduce yield, but they concentrate character in each olive.
That landscape is what we want to carry into every bottle: grassy entry, the noble bitterness of young picual and a soft almond finish.
Green olives picked at the beginning of ripening and milled the same day. A vivid, herbaceous EVOO with freshness on the palate and a lingering almond finish. Presented in a 500 ml protective dark glass bottle with dosing cap.
Reference data from the previous harvest. Final details for the next edition will be confirmed after harvest, production, analysis and bottling.
- Varieties
- Picual
- Harvest
- Early · early November
- Extraction
- Cold extraction (below 27 °C)
- Acidity
- < 0.4°
- Format
- 500 ml · protective dark glass
- Storage
- < 23 °C · away from light
- Early harvest · early November
- Cold extraction (below 27 °C)
- 500 ml bottle · protective dark glass
- Dosing cap · limited edition
Availability notice · We will let you know when orders open.
An edition made for gifting. Two 500 ml bottles from our limited annual harvest in a wooden presentation box bearing the estate's motif. Designed with restraint and warmth — ready for hosts, family, clients and festive occasions.
Reference data from the previous harvest. Final details for the next edition will be confirmed after harvest, production, analysis and bottling.
Availability notice · We will let you know when orders open.
Six decisions
you taste in the glass.
Early harvest yields fewer litres per kilo of olives, but captures more freshness, aroma and structure. That difference is amplified by hand picking, same-day milling and the traceability of a single family estate in Limones, Moclín.
Reference data from the previous harvest. Final details for the next edition will be confirmed after harvest, production, analysis and bottling.
Early harvest
Green olives, picked at the start of November. Intense aromas and vivid polyphenols.
Cold extraction (below 27 °C)
Always below 27 °C. The oil keeps all of its character.
Acidity < 0.4°
Well below the EVOO limit. Balance, cleanness and a long shelf life.
Hand-picked
By hand and with gentle poles. Respect for the tree and the healthy fruit.
Single origin
A single olive grove in Limones, Moclín. Full traceability, no blends.
Limited production
Availability for the next harvest is pending confirmation.
Four ways
to finish a dish.
An oil like this doesn't sit quietly on a plate — it completes it. Use it raw, just before serving, over simple ingredients that let its green profile speak clearly.
Rustic bread toast
Country bread, rubbed garlic and flake salt. A generous drizzle right before serving.
Grilled vegetables
Red pepper, aubergine and courgette. Always raw, after grilling.
Fresh cheese and honey
Goat cheese, rosemary honey and a few thyme leaves. Dessert or appetiser.
Oven-baked white fish
Sea bass with lemon. Always finish with the oil cold, never over heat.
- 01 —Pour a spoonful into a small glass and cover it with your hand.
- 02 —Warm it with your palm and swirl gently to release the aromas.
- 03 —Smell, taste, and let the clean pepperiness reach the back of your throat.
Green, vivid, structured.
A profile shaped by early harvest, with herbaceous freshness and notes that move toward tomato leaf, fig tree and almond. An oil made to be enjoyed raw.
Reference data from the previous harvest. Final details for the next edition will be confirmed after harvest, production, analysis and bottling.
Sight
Deep green with gold highlights. Dense when swirled in the dark glass bottle.
Nose
Grassy aromas — freshly cut grass, tomato leaf and fig tree.
Palate
Fruity, fresh entry. Noble bitterness and clean pepperiness, well integrated.
Finish
Long and persistent, a fresh almond base and a grassy memory.
- Rustic bread toast with flake salt
- Seasonal tomato and fresh cheese
- Grilled vegetables and hummus
- White fish and carpaccios
- Gazpacho, salmorejo and cold creams
- Vanilla ice cream and citrus desserts
Facts behind the harvest
What stands behind each bottle.
Concrete facts that define our family olive grove in Limones, Moclín.
Reference data from the previous harvest. Final details for the next edition will be confirmed after harvest, production, analysis and bottling.
Well below the legal EVOO limit (0.8°). Verified by laboratory before bottling.
Every olive enters the mill the same day it is picked. No ground storage.
Temperature controlled during milling to preserve polyphenols and volatile aromas.
A characterful variety grown in our family grove in Limones, Moclín (Granada).
Product details
- 500 ml protective dark glass bottle, with dosing cap.
- Olives hand-picked in early November, always from the tree.
- Milled at a local mill on the same day of picking.
- Single origin: one family olive grove in Limones, Moclín. No blends.
- Store preferably below 23 °C and away from direct light.
- Consume within two months of opening; up to 24 months when properly stored.
Sensory profile · previous harvest reference
Green and grassy, with tomato leaf and fig memories.
Noble bitterness typical of young picual, well integrated.
Clean and persistent, at the back of the throat after a few seconds.
Fresh almond and grassy memory.
Producer's sensory record · Cortijo Santa María · previous harvest reference. Not an external certification. Next edition pending confirmation.
Sabor Granada Award 2023
Cortijo de Santa María received the Best Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil award at the 9th «Sabor Granada» EVOO Awards (2023), presented by the Provincial Council of Granada.
View the award certificateWhat every bottle guarantees.
Reference data from the previous harvest. Final details for the next edition will be confirmed after harvest, production, analysis and bottling.
Single origin
One family olive grove in Limones, Moclín. Direct traceability, no blends, no middlemen.
Early harvest
Olives hand-picked at the start of ripening and cold-milled the same day.
Direct orders
We answer you personally by WhatsApp or email. Availability notice: we will let you know when orders open.
Choose the edition you are interested in.
The next harvest is in preparation. Leave your email and we will notify you when the new edition is available.
EVOO · 500 ml
Early harvest
Wooden presentation box with estate motif · 2 × 500 ml
Wooden presentation box with estate motif
- 01
- How should I store the oil?
- Store it in a cool, dry place away from direct light, preferably below 23 °C. Don't keep it next to the oven or in the fridge. Properly stored, it retains its properties for about 24 months from bottling.
- 02
- How long does it last once opened?
- Once opened, we recommend consuming it within the following two months to enjoy the profile at its peak. The dosing cap helps preserve quality between uses.
- 03
- What's the difference versus a conventional EVOO?
- We pick the olive while still green, at the start of November, when yield is lower but the oil is more intense and aromatic. Milling is cold, below 27 °C, and the time from grove to mill never exceeds 24 hours.
- 04
- Can it be used for hot cooking?
- Technically yes, but our advice is to enjoy it raw: on toast, salads, vegetables, fish and meat right before serving. That's where the aroma and noble pepperiness shine.
- 05
- When is it harvested and bottled?
- Picking begins in early November, at the start of ripening. We mill the same day and bottle a few weeks later. Availability for each harvest will be confirmed when orders open.
- 06
- Do you ship?
- Yes, when orders open for the next harvest. We will let you know about shipping options at that time.
- 07
- How do I pay for the order?
- Payment methods will be confirmed when orders open for the next harvest.
- 08
- Is the wooden box reusable?
- Yes. The box is designed to be kept and reused.
Early-harvest EVOO,
coming soon.
The next harvest is in preparation. Leave your email and we will notify you when the new edition becomes available.