Olive variety

Picudo

Córdoba

Balanced4 PDO/PGI

Sensory profile

Positive attributes intensity (0–10 scale)
Atributo0–10
Fruity6
Pungent5
Bitter5

Key facts

Main region
Córdoba
Intensity
Balanced

Recommended uses

SaladsCooking

Designations where present

About this variety

Picudo is a variety of great character grown mainly in Córdoba and Jaén, where it reaches its finest expression in the Priego de Córdoba PDO. Its oils display a complex and elegant green fruity profile, with notes of apple, green almond, fig tree and fresh grass, medium pungency and balanced bitterness. It is one of the most prized varieties among gourmet olive oil enthusiasts.

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