S.C.A. ENCARNACIÓN

Encarnación, proudly, an Andalusian Extra Virgin Olive Oil cooperative society located in the southeast of the province of Jaén, integrated into the Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas Natural Park. Almost 70 years after its foundation, it stands as the most important cooperative in the area and one of the three largest factories in the world, as well as the most technologically advanced in terms of production systems and processes, traceability and quality.

Our greatest treasure is the green mantle that makes up our natural landscape; more than 66 million olive trees that are lovingly pampered by the expert hands of our 2,000 cooperative members. Family legacy of a deep-rooted olive production tradition, transmitted from father to son generation after generation, who have provided wisdom, good work and passion in the cultivation, development, care and harvesting of our olive trees, over time.

In the midst of a stage of internal transformation and commercial development, it has flourished in this last campaign, leading the highest quality of Extra Virgin Olive Oil on the market, as endorsed by the awards and prizes obtained this year, which position our best olive oil in the top positions: Jaén Selection Award 2022, Terra Oleum Award 2022, Mention for EVOO Organic Terra Oleum 2022, 96 Points in the IberOleum 2022 Guide, etc. A recognition without a doubt of love, effort and selfless sacrifice of its farmers, which we wear with pride in this edition of the Gourmets Hall. With a new objective, championing the quality of olive oil and raising it to its maximum power, this society needs collaborators who believe in its project and its product, and working together, give the SCA ENCARNACIÓN brand the place it deserves. belongs in the domestic market as well as in the international markets.

Our products have excellent organoleptic properties and are certified and endorsed by the Regulatory Council Designation of Origin D.O.P. "Sierra de Cazorla", seal of indisputable quality and food safety, along with many other quality distinctions such as the Certified Quality seal of the Junta de Andalucia, Protected Geographical Identity I.G.P. “Aceite de Jaén”, Product of Spain, Degusta Jaén, Organic Production certification and BRC system. Picual olive varieties and our native variety, the Royal, are harvested each campaign, when the fruit is at its optimum ripening point, to obtain the highest quality directly from the fruit through mechanical procedures that do not alter the oil, preserving the flavor , aroma and characteristics of the fruit from which it comes.

Our brands; Esencial, which gives the name to our early harvest extra virgin olive oils with PDO, the delights of the quality of green oil, Legado de Sierra, the flagship extra virgin olive oil of our PDO, and Dorado de Sierra, a brand of olive oil of extra virgin olive recognized by the I.G.P. “Aceite de Jaén”.