Deleyda Premium and Deleyda Fine Selection both earned Gold in the medium category as the Chilean producer added to its decorated NYIOOC record.
Olive Oil Times |
Santiago, Chile — Olivos Ruta del Sol SA has been awarded two Gold Awards at the 2026 NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition for Deleyda Premium and Deleyda Fine Selection.
Olivos Ruta del Sol SA earned both distinctions in the medium intensity category, extending a competition record that now totals 15 NYIOOC awards, including 11 Gold and four Silver. The 2026 results follow a run of consistent recognition in recent editions, including three Gold Awards in 2025 and additional honors in each year from 2019 through 2024.
Deleyda Fine Selection is a medium extra virgin olive oil marked by fresh herbal tones, leaf-forward aromatics and a peppery edge, with artichoke and fig leaf notes rounding out a profile that emphasizes green complexity and balance. Deleyda Premium, also medium in intensity, contributed to Olivos Ruta del Sol SA’s double Gold finish, underscoring the producer’s focus on consistency across its range.
Founded in 2005, Olivos Ruta del Sol SA produces extra virgin olive oil in central Chile, where the climatic conditions promote slow, even ripening. The producer has long highlighted how that gradual maturation can translate into a measured development of flavors and aromas, a hallmark it aims to preserve through careful agronomic decisions and an emphasis on quality-driven production. Olivos Ruta del Sol SA markets its oils under the Deleyda name through Deleyda.
Olivos Ruta del Sol SA has also drawn attention in Chile’s growing olive oil sector for its approach to variety selection, including a bet on Italian cultivars adapted to local conditions. By aligning orchard choices with central Chile’s terroir, Olivos Ruta del Sol SA has sought to produce expressive extra virgin olive oils while meeting the technical demands required to compete at the highest international level.
The two Gold Awards place Olivos Ruta del Sol SA among the leading producers in the Olive Oil Times World Ranking, where it is ranked #2 in Chile, #5 in the Southern Hemisphere and #39 Worldwide.
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