Jose Seuma · Olive Grower

A craft that is born from detail and perfected over time

At FINCA HOSTALETS 1898, we understand olive oil as a work of art, crafted with care and respect. Every step, from pruning to harvesting, is guided by a clear intention: to accompany the olive tree so that it can express its very best. We don't intervene to force results, but rather to protect a natural process that requires observation, calm, and precision.

Working this way is a form of goldsmithing: a meticulous treatment of the fruit and the landscape to reveal the purity they both contain. Nothing is improvised and nothing is repeated twice in the same way, because each harvest is a new dialogue with the land.

Jose · The gaze that interprets the landscape

Jose's work is based on his ability to read what the orchard reveals to him. His daily routine consists of anticipating how the tree will change with the weather, when the soil needs aeration, or when the olive reaches its peak. He doesn't seek the limelight; he seeks balance.

His presence in the olive grove is constant, silent, and decisive. He understands the behavior of each plot and adjusts his intervention with the delicacy of someone who understands that good oil doesn't come from grand gestures, but from small decisions made at the precise moment.

That approach is what makes his work a true art.

Collection 12 Monday

The complete story of a year among the olive trees

The 12 Mondays Collection is the truest interpretation of the olive tree's annual cycle. Each moon marks a change: winter dormancy, the slow awakening, the luminous expansion of summer, and the concentrated ripening of autumn.

Jose accompanies this process from within, observing how each stage transforms the fruit, ultimately defining the personality of the harvest. The collection captures this evolution in a single oil that doesn't strive for uniformity, but rather authenticity: a reflection of time, the seasons, and the intimate relationship with the estate.

That's why each edition is different. Nature never repeats the same work.

989 numbered Magnum bottles

Exclusivity that comes from origin, not marketing

The selection process for 12 Lunes is rigorous and demanding. Only a few lots achieve the aromatic balance and depth that define this collection. This process results in 989 numbered Magnum bottles, created not by strategy, but because the estate and the year allowed for exactly that quantity.

Numbering the bottles is not a ceremonial gesture: it is acknowledging that each one represents an unrepeatable moment in the landscape. A unique piece that encapsulates an entire year of work and seasons.

The value of accompanying and not accelerating

The 12 Monday Collection summarizes our way of understanding EVOO: letting time set the pace, intervening only when necessary and transforming the fruit with the precision of an artisan.

We're not looking to do more; we're looking to do it better.
We don't seek to shock; we seek to move with honesty.

12 Monday is the result of that journey: an oil that conveys the essence of Montsant-Priorat and the sensitivity of the person who accompanies it.