Oro del Desierto
Organic olive oil from the Tabernas desert, the only desert in continental Europe — over three thousand hours of sun a year and under 180 mm of rain. The mill dates from 1925, was abandoned in the 1970s and has been restored; it now runs on solar power.
Their oils
| Oil | Cultivar | Intensity | Expert | Readers | Availability | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oro del Desierto Picual | Picual | Robust | Not yet rated | — | Not stocked | Read review |
| Oro del Desierto Coupage | Arbequina · Hojiblanca · Picual | Medium | Not yet rated | — | Not stocked | Read review |
| Oro del Desierto Hojiblanca | Hojiblanca | Robust | Not yet rated | — | Not stocked | Read review |
Award record
8 dated awards across 2 years, from the oils in the library- 2026
- 99/100 · Flos OleiOro del Desierto Picual
- 99/100 · Flos OleiOro del Desierto Coupage
- Best extraction method · Flos OleiOro del Desierto Picual
- Top 20 "The Best" · Flos OleiOro del Desierto Coupage
- 2025
- 17th · WBOO /26Oro del Desierto Picual
- 31st · WBOO /26Oro del Desierto Coupage
- 31st · WBOO /26Oro del Desierto Hojiblanca
- 99/100 · Flos OleiOro del Desierto Coupage
The estate
One hundred and thirty hectares of olives on Finca El Vicario, planted to Picual, Hojiblanca, Lechín and Arbequina, all certified organic. Irrigation is drip-based and stated to use 30–35% less water than conventional systems; mill pomace is composted back into the groves and burned as biomass.
The estate does something almost no producer does: it publishes its polyphenol results by variety and by harvest year, measured by an outside laboratory. That series is the reason our oil pages here can carry real numbers instead of a marketing range.
