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TORRE DE VILLAVERDE to our Extra Virgin Olive Oil,
Because like the Tower from which it takes its name, it is produced with the ambition of lasting over time.
The TORRE DE VILLAVERDE also known as the Castle of Fernán Martínez de los Molinos is located on the left bank of the Guadalquivir River, just 2 kms. from the town of Fernán Martínez de los Molinos. MONTORO and on the same route that the Roman Via Augusta followed as it passed through Montoro and through the Cordovan countryside.
Of great importance during the Reconquest and the noble conflicts of the Middle Ages, its origin is attributed to an ancient Albarran Tower of Arab origin, although it is already in 1472 when we have documentary evidence of its existence.
TORRE DE VILLAVERDE
Our Aove
COLLECTION
Early harvesting, starting the harvest at veraison to guarantee the obtaining of an oil of superior quality and obtaining unique nuances of flavour, at the same time and thanks to this, we increase the period of rest of the tree with the aim of not having such an accentuated alternate ripening.
PROPERTIES
Immediately afterwards, the Aove is stored in the cellar, ensuring the preservation of all the organoleptic qualities of the Aove, and guaranteeing that both the healthy properties and the unique flavour nuances remain intact until it is tasted by the consumer.
EXTRACTION
Just a few hours after harvesting, the olives arrive at the mill where, after being classified, the extraction process is carried out, in which they are transformed into extra virgin olive oil of the highest quality.
SUSTAINABILITY
We value the importance of caring for and protecting our rural environment, and of maintaining and promoting our cultural and gastronomic wealth, combining the elements that make up our heritage and its close historical relationship with olive oil.
TORRE DE VILLAVERDE STORY
Listed as an Asset of Cultural Interest (BIC) since 1985.
The TOWER OF VILLAVERDE, also known as the Castle of Fernán Martínez de los Molinos, is located on the left bank of the Guadalquivir, just 2 kms. from Montoro in the heart of the Cordovan countryside. As demonstrated by the archaeological remains found in the vicinity, it is confirmed that its location has been used by different civilisations for more than 2,500 years.
The economic and administrative centre of the Señorío de Villaverde, dependent on the House of Aguayo for more than 500 years, its largest extension was made up of seven farmhouses and more than 1,800 hectares of olive and cereal crops, occupying both banks of the River Guadalquivir along the municipalities of Montoro, Villa del Río and Bujalance.
The origin of its current construction dates back to 1472, when Diego de Aguayo y Cárcamo, after resolving the noble disputes that had caused its demolition, obtained a royal privilege from Enrique IV to rebuild the old Arab tower of Fernán Martínez de los Molinos.
Although cereal crops and livestock farming predominated in its origins, there is evidence of olive cultivation on its lands from the beginning of the 19th century (1809), as the following document confirms:
Application by Juan de Aguayo y Manrique 11th Lord of Villaverde to the Town Council of Bujalance:
[Juan de Aguayo y Manrique… asks for permission to remove the oak and chaparral trees that are on ten bushels of land called ‘El Chaparral’ belonging to an estate he owns in the district of Montoro, in order to plant them with olive trees, and to cut and thin out what is appropriate in the poplar groves and orchards belonging to the estate].
The Lordship of Villaverde has given its name to titles of nobility. “Marqués de Villaverde” current ‘Marquisate of Santaella’ granted by Philip IV in 1649 and also to that of “Marqués de Villaverde de Aguayo” granted by Ferdinand VII in 1820.
OLIVE-GROWING TRADITION
Defending a long olive-growing tradition that dates back to the 19th century, and proud of our origins, we combine the family experience gained over generations with the defence of the environment, conserving and caring for the olive grove with traditional techniques and applying natural resources that allow us to produce an olive oil of exceptional quality.
Extra virgin olive oil
We produce Extra Virgin Olive Oil of the highest quality and with unique characteristics so that, when consumed, its fragrances transport us to the natural environment where it is grown and allow us to enjoy an authentic gastronomic pleasure.
Protect The Villaverde Tower - witness to history for more than eight centuries - reflecting on the pleasures of everyday life and immersed in the sea of olive trees that surrounds it, makes us appreciate the importance of our work and enjoy all those little things in our daily lives that some call the ‘Mediterranean lifestyle’.
