Malaga province producer once again among best Spanish oilve oil

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After winning first prize last year, the Finca La Torre in the Antequera distrct is runner-up in the organic production category

Pilar R. Quirós

Friday, 3 April 2026, 10:24

The Finca La Torre olive oil producer has once again become a finalist in the Spanish food awards for the best extra virgin olive oils. The farm is a runner-up in the organic production category, the first prize of which it won last year.

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Luis Planas shared the news and congratulated the winners on social media. Planas highlighted the expertise of the provinces of Jaén, Cordoba, Tarragona and Malaga in producing extra virgin olive oil.

This year, Finca La Torre is a finalist alongside Aceites Oro Bailén Galgón 99, SL, from Villanueva de la Reina (Jaén). In the 2024/2025 season, it was the undisputed winner in the organic production category for its oil, "characterised by an intense fruitiness of green olives, grass, almonds and olive leaves with notes of green fruits such as banana and apple". "It is initially slightly sweet, with a medium-high intensity bitterness and spiciness. It is a balanced, persistent and highly complex oil," the minister said.

Almazaras de la Subbética, SCA from Carcabuey (Cordoba) has won the first prize in the category this year.

Finca La Torre is one of the Malaga olive oils with the greatest presence in national and international markets due to the quality of its products.

Choosing the best olive oil

How does the jury choose the best olive oil? There is an initial phase, carried out by the ministry's panel of extra virgin olive oil tasters, which aims to eliminate any defective oils, discard those scoring under than 80 points and classify the oils into the three categories of the competition. The oils that pass the first evaluation undergo subsequent assessments.

Later, the chosen oils go to a second phase which consists of the final analysis of the samples selected in the first phase. In addition to the members of the ministerial panel of tasters, members of other panels may also participate.

Finally, the panel leader issues a technical report detailing the tests and listing the five highest-scoring oils and the results of the physicochemical analysis. This report is then submitted to the jury president. Subsequently, the jury, taking the technical report into account, identifies the highest-scoring samples with their corresponding codes and issues a report detailing the evaluation results.

Finca La Torre was also awarded during the XXIV Sabor a Málaga awards for best extra virgin olive oil in the province.