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Mouchão Wildflower Honey

12,95€ VAT included

SKU: MEL.035XX Category:

The honey from Mouchão is full of personality and reflects the natural environment in which the bees thrive.

Although beehives have existed in Mouchão for over a century, honey was first commercially sold in 2011. In the expansive and natural surroundings of the estate, bees craft this wild honey with pollen from native shrubs, trees, and wild meadows.  Beekeeping intervention is limited almost exclusively to harvesting.

The honey, due to its purity, tends to thicken over time and can vary both in consistency and in its darker golden hue.

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PRODUCTION

The bees at Mouchão craft their honey from the wild shrubs, flowers, and native trees of the estate. This extensive flora includes lavender, eucalyptus, rockrose, rosemary, orange trees, gorse, broom, and heather, as well as an abundance of wildflowers such as poppies and chamomile. Human intervention is limited and occurs almost exclusively during harvesting. Mouchão honey is full of personality and reflects the natural conditions in which the bees work.  Over time, the honey tends to thicken due to being a raw, natural product and it’s colour can vary from paler hues to deep golden-brown tones.

PROVENANCE

This honey is produced exclusively on the Mouchão estate.  We take great pride in the responsible husbandry of our olive groves and vines – a critical role in sustaining our healthy bee population.  With the certified organic management of our sheep and the FSC® quality seal on our forests, this ‘raw honey’ perfectly captures the essence of Mouchão’s natural environment.

TASTING NOTE

Usually with a thick but smooth texture, it has floral highlights of orange blossom, wild lavender, and jasmine, with undertones of biscuit, butter, and dried fruits.   As this is a raw honey, over the months it tends to thicken and can vary both in consistency and in darker golden hues.