100% Iberian Acorn-fed Ham ALTANZA D.O.P. Jabugo

Jamones ALTANZA's star product is undoubtedly its authentic Acorn-fed Ibérico Ham D.O.P. Jabugo SUMMUM quality. This incredible ham comes from Ibérico pigs fed exclusively on acorns during the "montanera" period in the company's own dehesas, which gives it an extraordinarily refined yet powerful flavor, making it one of the best hams in the world.

Ibérico ham is an artisan product made today as it was centuries ago, and is considered a healthy food by the most expert nutritionists. From an anatomical point of view, ham is the cut from the hind legs of pigs, including its entire musculoskeletal system and part of the fatty skin that surrounds it.

D.O.P. Jabugo

The Jabugo Protected Designation of Origin grants the SUMMUM quality designation to those hams and shoulders that have achieved a harmony in the set of their organoleptic qualities, as well as a characteristic aromatic richness as a result of the confluence, on the one hand, of greater racial purity of the Ibérico pigs, of a diet during fattening exclusively with acorns and natural pastures in the dehesa, of greater age and traditional handling, and, on the other hand, of a very slow elaboration in the unique natural microclimatic conditions of the villages of the Sierra de Huelva.

Elaboration

The pigs slaughtered to obtain acorn-fed Ibérico hams, shoulders, and loin are accompanied by the certification of breed (pure Ibérico) and diet (acorn) issued by the inspection bodies of the Ibérico standard.
After slaughter and butchering, a 24-hour chilling period in a refrigerated chamber is carried out so that the product reaches an internal temperature between 0-7 ºC. After this, the profiling-classification-tying-massaging for bleeding and chilling continues for another 24 hours at 0-7 ºC. Salting in piles in salting chambers / 0-4 ºC, 1 day for each kilo of the piece's weight. Washing of the pieces in the ham washing room. Post-salting 3-7 ºC/60-90 days. Natural drying room 9-12 months. Cellars 10-18 months. Bath in sunflower oil and lard.

• Product: Acorn-fed Ibérico Pork Ham and Salt
• Commercial Designation: Acorn-fed Ibérico Ham ALTANZA.
• Quality Designation D.O.P. Jabugo: Summum.
• Category: ACORN-FED
• Raw Material: Acorn-fed Ibérico Ham D.O.P. Jabugo SUMMUM quality designation
• Composition: Acorn-fed Ibérico pork ham and salt.
• Presentation: Whole pieces between 7.5 and 7.75 kg in weight.

Storage Condition

Cool and dry place protected from direct sunlight