Azeite de Trás-os-Montes

Azeite de Trás-os-Montes is a protected designation of origin olive oil produced from olives grown and pressed within the Trás-os-Montes region of northeastern Portugal. The designation requires that both cultivation and crushing take place within the delimited area, and the organoleptic characteristics of the oil are held to derive directly from the composition of the local olive groves, soils, and climatic conditions.

About this designation

Azeite de Trás-os-Montes received EU protection as a PDO on 21 June 1996, registered under file number PDO-PT-0216 and identified in the eAmbrosia register as EUGI00000013226. The protected name as registered is Azeite de Trás-os-Montes. The specification requires that the olives be grown on olive trees situated within the production area and that the crushing take place in presses also located within that area; no stage of production that determines the character of the oil may be carried out outside the delimited region. The link between the product and its geographical origin is attributed to the composition of the olive grove, the soil, and the climatic conditions of Trás-os-Montes. The applicant group at the time of registration was the Associação de Olivicultores de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, based in Mirandela. The inspection structure named in the specification is the Associação Interprofissional de Azeite de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, also addressed in Mirandela. Labelling must carry the designation Azeite de Trás-os-Montes and identify it as a Denomination of Origin. The application was submitted under national application number 8/93.

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

Distinctive facts

• Registered as a PDO on 21 June 1996 under file number PDO-PT-0216 (eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000013226).
• The specification requires that both olive cultivation and pressing take place within the Trás-os-Montes production area.
• The inspection body named in the specification is the Associação Interprofissional de Azeite de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, based in Mirandela.
• The link to geographical origin is formally attributed to the composition of the olive grove, the soil, and the climatic conditions of the region.

Tasting notes

Trás-os-Montes EVOO DOP, native cultivars (Verdeal Transmontana, Madural, Cobrançosa, Cordovil). Medium-intense fruity, balanced bitter-pungent profile, characteristic notes of green apple, almond, fresh herbs.

HoReCa use

Used in Trás-os-Montes cuisine, including bacalhau preparations and regional stews.

Packaging

• glass-bottle-250ml
• glass-bottle-500ml
• glass-bottle-750ml
• tin-3L
• tin-5L

Seasonality