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The organic extra virgin olive Il Frantoio - certified by IMC for many years - is produced by our 35 acres of olive grove located on the hills of Basilicata, south Italy , about 450 m. above sea level and is the perfect combination of the finest varieties of Frantoiana , Leccino , Coratina and Majatica . We get the SO-CALLED " New oil " already in mid- October. The early harvest than the traditional start time ( November) is also one of the reasons why our oil keeps for a long time its organoleptic properties . In fact , the oil obtained from olives harvested early maturation is richer in Antioxidants , which increase its stability to storage.


In addition , drupa Grind green olives - because not all the olives have reached yet fully mature - equivalent to infuse a high amount of polyphenols in the oil and the highest concentration of healthy antioxidants such as vitamin E, the main cause of " hot " , thus also obtaining an oil with the organoleptic characteristics of fruity and bitter . All attributes of our oil , as determined by the IOC - International Olive Oil Council - are among the five attributes of a good Extra Virgin Olive Oil , bitter , sweet , fruity , spicy and herbal . This is due also to the fact that we have a fair number of plants Moraiolo , which is a cultivar that yields an intensely flavored and spicy . In fact , the intensity of "hot " depends mainly on the cultivar , from the time of collection, extraction system and the manner of storing oil . The color is bright green and mainly depends on the cultivar, the degree of ripeness and extraction process .