Artisanal Harvest
Hand
Harvest
The origin of an oil born from detail and time.
The harvest is the most decisive moment of the year: the instant when the fruit expresses everything the land, the climate and months of care have built.
At Hostalets 1898, picking is not seen as an industrial process, but as a craft. A precise, attentive gesture, deeply respectful of the olive tree. We are not guided by haste or by the calendar; we are guided by the tree.
Hand-selected
Only healthy, firm and perfectly formed olives. Hand picking ensures that no damaged fruit enters the process, right from the very first step.
The exact moment
We harvest only when the Arbequina reaches its optimal balance: aromatic freshness, green intensity and natural stability in perfect proportion.
Cold pressing
Each batch is milled on the day it is harvested, always cold. No delays, no oxidation. The aromatic identity of the Montsant, intact.
Every fruit matters.
Hand picking allows us to choose only healthy, firm and perfectly formed olives. This meticulous selection ensures that no damaged fruit enters the process, preserving the purity of the oil from the very first step.
Careful handling avoids knocks, pressure or temperatures that could alter the sensory profile. The result is an EVOO that keeps its aromatic identity intact: a faithful expression of the Montsant, its climate and its stony soil.
Montsant Arbequina · Estate harvest
Milled the same day.
Once picked, the olives are carried in ventilated crates and taken to the mill in a continuous, controlled process. Each batch is milled the same day, always cold, to preserve:
- the polyphenols
- the aromatic freshness
- the natural stability of the oil
- the sensory elegance that sets our EVOOs apart
It is a method that demands organisation, precision and absolute commitment. But it is also the only way to obtain an oil that is truly alive and honest.
Hand harvesting is a practice we have inherited and an inseparable part of Priorat's identity. Every step is designed to respect the fruit, protect its integrity and carry the essence of the Montsant landscape into the bottle.
When the origin is this special,
the way it is harvested must be too.
We reinterpret hand harvesting with modern techniques that do not replace the craft, but elevate it. Because we are not chasing yield: we are chasing the most honest expression of the Montsant in every bottle.