Oro Bailén
A family estate on the Guadalquivir plain in Jaén, run by the Gálvez family under the company Galgón 99. The farm was bought in 1999, the mill built in 2005, and the whole operation is set up around one idea: pick early, mill within hours, bottle to order.
Their oils
| Oil | Cultivar | Intensity | Expert | Readers | Availability | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oro Bailén Picual | Picual | Medium | 4.7Rated 4.7 out of 5 | — | In our shop | Where to buy Oro Bailén Picual at olijfoliemarkt.nl |
| Oro Bailén Arbequina | Arbequina | Delicate | 4.5Rated 4.5 out of 5 | — | In our shop | Where to buy Oro Bailén Arbequina at olijfoliemarkt.nl |
| Oro Bailén Picual Bio | Picual | Robust | 4.7Rated 4.7 out of 5 | — | In our shop | Where to buy Oro Bailén Picual Bio at olijfoliemarkt.nl |
| Oro Bailén Hojiblanca | Hojiblanca | Medium | 4.6Rated 4.6 out of 5 | — | In our shop | Where to buy Oro Bailén Hojiblanca at olijfoliemarkt.nl |
| Oro Bailén Frantoio | Frantoio | Medium | 4.5Rated 4.5 out of 5 | — | In our shop | Where to buy Oro Bailén Frantoio at olijfoliemarkt.nl |
| Casa del Agua Picual | Picual | Delicate | Not yet rated | — | In our shop | Where to buy Casa del Agua Picual at olijfoliemarkt.nl |
Award record
20 dated awards across 4 years, from the oils in the library · 2 more carry no year- 2026
- 99/100 · Flos OleiOro Bailén Picual
- Bronze · Sol d'OroOro Bailén Picual Bio
- Gold · BioLOro Bailén Picual Bio
- Gold · CINVEOro Bailén Frantoio
- Gold · Los Angeles IEVOOCOro Bailén Hojiblanca
- Gold · Los Angeles IEVOOCOro Bailén Frantoio
- Gold · NYIOOCOro Bailén Hojiblanca
- Gold · NYIOOCOro Bailén Frantoio
- Gold · NYIOOCOro Bailén Picual Bio
- Grand Prestige · EVOOLEUMOro Bailén Picual Bio
- Silver · Los Angeles IEVOOCOro Bailén Arbequina
- Silver · Los Angeles IEVOOCOro Bailén Picual Bio
- Silver · NYIOOCOro Bailén Arbequina
- 2025
- Gold · NYIOOCOro Bailén Arbequina
- Gold · NYIOOCOro Bailén Hojiblanca
- Gold · NYIOOCOro Bailén Frantoio
- Star · Great TasteOro Bailén Picual
- 2024
- Gold · NYIOOCOro Bailén Arbequina
- Silver · NYIOOCOro Bailén Hojiblanca
- 2022
- World's best EVOO · EVOOLEUMOro Bailén Picual
The estate
Two farms, Los Juncales and La Casa del Agua, around Villanueva de la Reina in the heart of Jaén — the province that alone produces more olive oil than all of Italy. Most of that oil is late-harvest, bulk Picual. Oro Bailén went the other way: in the early 2000s José Gálvez, third generation, moved the family from selling fruit to the cooperative to making premium single-varietal oils, and the estate has since collected most of the industry's top awards, including 99/100 in the Flos Olei guide and EVOOLEUM's world number one.
Harvest starts in early October, well before the region, and fruit is cold-extracted within hours of picking. The range is four monovarietals — Picual, Arbequina, Hojiblanca and Frantoio — plus an organic Picual; all five are in the library and all five are stocked in our shop.
