DOP Les Garrigues Lleida

Les Garrigues is the first Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) for food to be recognised in Spain (1975), and was certified as a Protected Designation of Origin by the European Union in 1996. The PDO is a certification body that subjects the oil from registered cooperatives to rigorous production and processing controls, guaranteeing the origin and maximum quality of what is undoubtedly one of the best oils in the world.

Located in the south of the province of Lleida, the production area is, above all, culture and tradition. The producers and Cooperatives of the DOP Les Garrigues have made oil production a way of life to preserve the territory and the healthy and natural characteristics of this top-category Arbequina oil.

The geographical area covered by the PDO is located in the south of the province of Lleida, and is made up of the region of Les Garrigues, and the south of the regions of Segrià and Urgell.

Good cultivation practices, the climatic conditions of the area, olives harvested directly from the tree and careful cold processing in Cooperatives and oil mills are the main guarantee for obtaining a superior quality oil, 100% natural, a delicious fruity juice of fresh olive, dense, tasty, with aromas reminiscent of grass and leaves, tomato and green almond.

When the olive is greener, its flavour is more intense in terms of bitterness and spiciness, according to green oil lovers; when the olive is riper, we will notice these attributes in a milder way, with the sweeter flavour predominating.