The extra virgin olive oil (EVO)

Our Extra Virgin Olive Oil is more of just a condiment, its perfume and taste are at their best with a slice of our wonderful Tuscan bread.
The colour is a vivid shade of green, which becomes yellowed with the passing of time.
The saromas are fruity and fresh, with nuances reminiscent of chlorophyll, while it is fragrant, well balanced and rounded on the palate.

PRODUCTION ZONE:
Florence hill in the country of Impruneta

OLIVE TREE AREA:
12,20 hectrares

NUMBER OF TREE:
2.574

AVERAGE HEIGHT:
250 a.s.l.

OLIVE VARIETY:
Frantoio (about 30 %), Leccino (about 30 %), Moraiolo (about 30 %), Pendolino, Madonna dell’Impruneta ed other varieties (about 10 %)

GROWING SYSTEM:
specialized in “bush vase”

METHOD OF HARVESTING:
hand cropping

PERIOD OF HARVESTING:
from the beginning of November to December 10th

EXTRACTION PROCESS:
continuos cycle extraction system with this machine: crusher, mixer, decanter and separator. All process in low temperature

SETTLING SYSTEM:
natural settling in terracotta oil jars “orci”, with pours every two months

AVERAGE CHEMICAL DATA:
oil acidity = less than 0,20 %; peroxides number = below 10; tocopherols = over 2000; polyhydric phenols = over 280

PRODUCED QUANTITY:
about 4.000 litres for year

TASTE:
opal green colour, tending towards clear yellow in time, it is intense and elegant to the nose, rich in vegetable note and fresh herbs scent, and harmonic artichokes hints. To the taste, it is strong and with a personality, fruity with intense bitter and hot tones