Extra-virgin oil
from Ligurian olives
Il Monticello
With its brilliant gold yellow colour, the oil delivers fresh and clean scents with vegetable tones of artichoke, green tomatoes and wild herbs. Its tasting reveals good body, fluidity, vigour and a flavour perfectly matching its scent.
Characteristics
| Organoleptic profile | |
|---|---|
| Owned land | 26 Ha |
| vineyard: about 10 Ha | |
| olivo: about 1,6 Ha | |
| Production | 2014-15 |
| olives 2.100 Kg | |
| oil 260 Kg (average yield 12,5 %) | |
| Olive grove location | Bradia and Sarzanello – Sarzana (SP) |
| Altitude | 100 – 200 above sea level |
| Soil type | loam-clay |
| Exposure of olive grove | South – South/West |
| Pruning | bushy vase |
| Varieties | 55 % Razzola, 44% (Frantoio, Leccino, Moraiolo, Pendolino) |
| Period of olive harvesting | End of October – December |
| Stage of ripeness at harvesting | 50 % |
| Harvesting method | shaker and traditional hand picking |
| Milling method | traditional cold system – Continued cycle Pieralisi |
| Acidity | 0,4% ac. oleic acid |
| Peroxides | 5,1 meqO2/kg |
| Oil colour | yellow green |
| Oil scent | intense and delicate smell of artichoke, notes of grass and essential oils. |
| Oil taste | soft, elegant and extremely fresh, almost minty-like a slightly spicy pleasure. |
| Available formats | bottle, 0.5 l can and 5 l can |
| Label | Organoleptic sheets |
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