Almazaras de la Subbética
A cooperative of around four thousand member families formed in 2007 from the merger of two older ones, working groves inside and around the Sierras Subbéticas natural park. It placed three oils in the top forty of the World’s Best Olive Oils 2025/26.
Their oils
| Oil | Cultivar | Intensity | Expert | Readers | Availability | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rincón de la Subbética Hojiblanca | Hojiblanca | Robust | Not yet rated | — | Not stocked | Read review |
| Parqueoliva Serie Oro | Picuda · Hojiblanca | Medium | Not yet rated | — | Not stocked | Read review |
| Almaoliva Bio | Hojiblanca · Picuda · Picual | Medium | Not yet rated | — | Not stocked | Read review |
Award record
12 dated awards across 3 years, from the oils in the library- 2026
- Best in Class · Los Angeles IEVOOCRincón de la Subbética Hojiblanca
- Gold · Alimentos de EspañaParqueoliva Serie Oro
- Gold · BIOLRincón de la Subbética Hojiblanca
- Gold · CINVEParqueoliva Serie Oro
- Gold · CINVEAlmaoliva Bio
- Gold · Los Angeles IEVOOCAlmaoliva Bio
- Gold · Sol d’OroRincón de la Subbética Hojiblanca
- Silver · Los Angeles IEVOOCParqueoliva Serie Oro
- 2025
- 34th · WBOO /26Almaoliva Bio
- 5th · WBOO /26Rincón de la Subbética Hojiblanca
- 9th · WBOO /26Parqueoliva Serie Oro
- 2024
- Gold · Olive JapanAlmaoliva Bio
The estate
The two founding cooperatives were Virgen del Castillo at Carcabuey, founded in 1954, and Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno at Priego de Córdoba, founded in the early 1960s. Both mills still run; Carcabuey also houses bottling and design. The groves are Hojiblanca, Picuda and Picual, spread across Carcabuey, Priego de Córdoba, Fuente-Tójar and Almedinilla.
This is mountain country by Andalusian standards: higher rainfall than the plain, wide day-to-night temperature swings, and a harvest picked by hand in late autumn. The premium oils are bottled under DOP Priego de Córdoba; the organic coupage is sold outside it.
