Olive Oil Extra Virgin Tradizione 500 ml. - Azienda Agraria Viola

You look around and you wonder if it is the earth or the stone that takes care of these age old olive trees. Plants that grow on stony calcareous soil with good drainage at a perfect cultivation altitude; small-sized and low yielding, they are cared for and touched only by human hands.

Production area: S.Eraclio Foligno (Pg) ITALIA

Orchard layout: promiscuous and specialized

Average altitude: 300 to 450 meters above sea level

Soil: mainly stony

Average age of olive trees: recently planted and age-old tree

Care: hand pruning, soil treatment and organic fertili-zing

Olives varieties: indigenous varietals

Harvest time: October - November

Harvesting technique: handpicking, handcombing

Pressing: continuous processing machine

Storage: close the bottle after use and keep it in a cool place, away heat or light sources

FEATURES:

Appearance: limpid after filtering

Density: average fluidity

Colour: green with a golden tinge

Aroma: full-bodied and richly perfumed with scent of artichoke and wild herbs

Flavour: taste is fine with notes of thistle and mint, and spicy hint of black pepper

USE:

It can be used in many recipes: for sauteed creamy pasta and rice dishes, tuna marinade, shellfish au gratin and vegetable soup. Ideal with grilled radicchio, pinzimonio, artichoke salad with parmesan slivers, meat sauce and fishfry.