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Olio Extravergine di Oliva da Agricoltura Biologica
- The farm has got around 9 hectares of olive groves, on the hill of Frascole, at an altitude between 300 and 500 metres u.s.l. with a south, south-west exposure.
- The soil has got a clayey composition originated by the decay of the "Marl of Vicchio";
- The most numerous variety is Frantoio, then there is Leccino, Pendolino and Moraiolo;
- The olive growing is completly organic. Thanks to the altitude of the farm and the absence of other intensive olive cultivations, antiparasitic treatments are not necessary;
- The olive picking is completly done by hand when the olives are still not well ripened and usually it starts at the end of October and it finishes within the end of November;
- The olives get crushed a while after the picking time in order to keep all the aromatic components and keep an acidity level very low;
- After the crushing process we leave the oil to decant and then we bottle it without any filter;
- Free acidity percentual: 0,09% - 0,12%.
Our agricultural firm has followed since 1998 a completely organic production, for both grapes and olives.
We currently produce about 35-40.000 bottles annually, about 70% of these are exported to the United States, Japan, Sweden, Mexico, Canada and other European countries.
