Aceite de la Comunitat Valenciana

Extra virgin olive oil produced exclusively from five olive varieties native to the Autonomous Community of Valencia — Farga, Serrana, Morrudas, Villalonga and Blanqueta — grown at elevations between 300 m and 600 m above sea level. The specification sets mandatory percentage ranges for each variety and requires acidity below 0,5° and a median of defects equal to zero.

About this designation

Aceite de la Comunitat Valenciana is a PDO registered under file number PDO-ES-0720, granted EU protection on 30 October 2025 (eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000014309). The designation covers extra virgin olive oil produced within the Autonomous Community of Valencia, spanning the provinces of Castellón, Valencia and Alicante. Only five varieties, all native to the defined geographical area, are permitted: Serrana at 20–40 %, Villalonga at 20–40 %, Farga at 10–25 %, Blanqueta at 10–25 %, and Morrudas at 5–10 %. No other olive variety may contribute to the oil. The specification requires acidity below 0,5°, a peroxide value below 15 meq O₂/kg, K270 below 0,15, K232 below 2,50, waxes at or below 250, delta K at or below 0,01, and a median of defects equal to zero. Oleic acid content must fall between 70 % and 82 % of total fatty acid content, and linoleic acid content must exceed 8 % of total fatty acid content. Organoleptic requirements specify a median for fruitiness greater than 3 and less than 6, and medians for pungency and bitterness each greater than 1 and less than 3, with the relationship between fruitiness and the other two attributes required to characterise the oil as balanced. Olive growing in the defined area is documented from Roman times, and trees exceeding 1 000 years of age are present in the Maestrazgo districts.

Source: The register document this entry was written from · retrieved August 26, 2026

Distinctive facts

• Registered as a PDO on 30 October 2025 under file number PDO-ES-0720 (eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000014309).
• The specification permits no olive variety other than the five natives Farga, Serrana, Morrudas, Villalonga and Blanqueta, each with a mandatory percentage range.
• Olive cultivation in the defined area is restricted to elevations between 300 m and 600 m above sea level.
• Trees exceeding 1 000 years of age are present in the Maestrazgo districts of Castellón, evidencing the antiquity of olive growing in the area.

Tasting notes

Valencian EVOO across regional cultivars (Serrana, Blanqueta, Alfafara, Arbequina, Picual). Medium fruity, balanced profile.

HoReCa use

Valencian cuisine; with paellas, in regional preparations, in horchata service... finishing oil.

Packaging

• glass-bottle-500ml
• tin-3L

Seasonality