Overview
- The final took place outdoors on the Kursaal terrace on Oct. 8, with eight steaks served in roughly one hour using Mibrasa grills and paired with wines from Roda and La Horra.
- Entrants from the Basque Country, Asturias, Girona and Valencia competed, and the jury described the standard as the highest in recent years.
- Scoring combined professional and popular votes, with a panel that included critics such as Carlos Maribona, José Carlos Capel and José Gordón.
- Reports differ on the winning cut’s specifics, with one account citing a Simmental cow about six years old and around 40 days of maturation and another noting roughly 45 days of aging.
- Olivi is led by Napoleón Lertxundi and linked to the Saizar group, following a 2022 win for Saizar with Discarlux as supplier.