Extraordinary Food of Distinctive Quality
Self-described as “stewards of the landscape” the Hughes family early hand harvests, cold presses and estate bottles this superior oil from their ancestral land in the Provençal terroir near Les Baux. Crafted from traditional olive varieties like Salonenque, Aglandau, Grossane, and Verdale, their focus is minimal intervention and respect for the land. Aromas of green…
This oil revisits the age-old traditions of Provence. The olives are hand-picked only when fully ripe. They are then stored in containers without oxygen for three days to ignite the fermentation process, recreating the taste of preserved black olives.
In 1997, Catherine and Jean-Benoit Hughues discovered mature olive trees in south-facing rocky land in Les Alpilles, in the Castelas locality of Provence. Their flavor was exceptional and today Domaine Castelas produces over 270 acres of olives in Provence. The couples’ adherence to traditional technique and complex flavor results in powerful oils, year after year.