Portuguese Lentisca (Robust)

Crush Date: October 2024

Tasting Notes:

This exceedingly rare Portuguese variety and antioxidant powerhouse is intensely pungent  and displays unique confectionary characteristics, a sweet berry center with  cinnamon spice notes and lingering pepperiness. 

Our partner producer (SAOV) in Portugal is using a high vacuum during malaxation to remove all of the oxygen in this processing stage where the oil spends the most time and is most prone to oxidation. This cutting edge and very technical method preserves the phenolic content, the overall chemistry plus the flavor characteristics while reducing other oxidation markers.

Note:  Label will say "Lentrisca" as we do not have labels for "Lentisca" available

Product ships in dark glass bottles, clear glass was used in the photo to show color.

Note that reviews may be for prior years' harvest.  Varietals from the same region are very similar year-to-year.

Intensity:  Robust

Country of Origin: Portugal

Organoleptic Taste Panel Assessment:
Fruitiness:  4.3
Bitterness:  4.2
Pungency:  4.8

Chemistry:

*Polyphenols:    764.41 ppm
FFA:    0.16
Oleic Acid:   77.10
Peroxide:    3.40
DAGs:    96.10
*PPP:  0.9
Squalene:  3,020.2
A-Tocopherols:  418.9

* As measured at the time of crush

Not sure what these numbers mean?  Learn more about Olive Oil Chemistry.