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CLASSIFICATION: extra-virgin organic olive oil;

OLIVES: 80% Tondo Iblea (scarce in quantity, only 14 kgs oil/100 kgs olives grinded, but very tasty); 20% Moresca;

LOCATION: Iblei hills in Sicily island, Siracusa province, south of Italy;

TREES: about 1500 olive trees, planted some centuries ago;

HARVEST: strictly hand-picked in the farms grove and then brought to the oil mill in the same day;

PICKING TIME: depends on the climate, usually between half of October and 1 ^st week of November;

AWARDS: 2002, among the best Sicilian extra-virgin organic olive oils; 2003, 2005 and 2006 Gran Menzione Orciolo dOro, Enohobby dei Colli Malatestiani, Gradara, Pesaro; 2008, German Der Feinschmeker Club among the best extra-virgin organic olive oils.

EXTRACTION: mechanical cold processed (25° C 27° C)  with continuous cycle decanter Pieralisi brand;

STORAGE: from November to February the oil is naturally stored inside stainless steel containers, in a dark and dry room, without any mechanical process; the environment temperature varies naturally from 3° C to 20° C;

STANDARD AND CERTIFICATION: organic extra-VIRGIN OLIVE OIL certified since 1995 according to European standard CEE 2092/91; every year leaves, soil, olives, oil, oil mill and packaging standard are controlled by ICEA, that releases a certification no. written on the bottles;

ACIDITY: 0.22;

COLOR: matt yellow-green;

AROMA: fruity, typical of the products matured at the strong sun of south of Italy;
FLAVOUR: intense and pure;

FOOD MATCHING: to fully spread its aroma it is best served raw on salads, vegetables, soups, grilled fish and first courses;

BOTTLES AND STORAGE: dark green bottles; it is better to store in a cool and dark environment at a temperature of about 12° C and 20° C.

PACKAGING: 0.5 L bottle (12 bottles/box); 0.1 L bottle (90 bottles/box); 1 L can (23 cans/box).