Press ReviewHarvest 2011 - Barcho, Importer from Norwey -
Two weeks ago we received the Olivastra Seggianese, Villa Magra and Villa Magra Gran Cru. After the reports of a dry fall and a difficult production, we were worried the quality might be a little lower than usual. However, our expectaions were brought to shame. We just love them. Giorgio, tu sei un mago!
The Olivastra Seggianese smells and tastes of green apples. Wonderful! We think it is fantastic in this "soft" version.
And the Villa Magra Gran Cru has reached a point of perfect harmony. Not quite as bitter and peppery as the Villa Magra, but more complex, richer and longer after taste, perfect equilibrio! This year it is like the best of wines and I think it is the best olive oil I have ever tasted. Thank you for the inspiration!
The Villa Magra may have been better in other vintages, but we still think it is very good. Marco Oreggia, "Flos Olei 2011" A Guide to the World Best Extra Virgin Olive Oils
"Frantoio Franci has given an oustanding performance, as is shown by its rich range of high qualityproducts.."
Marco Oreggia “L’Extravergine” 2009
“Another well deserved prize to celebrate the excellence of the
Frantoio Franci production.” (...) “Nine editions of the Guide out of
nine, and always at the highest levels; we cannot resist the seduction
of the Franci team.”
Sapori d’Italia Dec 2009/Jan 2009
“Olivastra Seggianese Franci: an olive which reigns higher than
others on the magical slopes of Mount Amiata, an oil-maker who has won
every prize awardable: an encounter between two great personalities… in a
tall slim bottle”
Slow Food “Guida agli Extravergine” 2008
“This year has confronted us with a variety of problems, and the
team headed by Giorgio Franci has mustered all the necessary
determination and skill to face adversities, and, once again, has
presented us with an incredible selection. In their case, if there has
been a failing, it has been only in quantity and certainly not in the
quality.”
Franco Maria Ricci “Il Tempo” 26 Oct. 2008
“Frantoio Franci is now half a century old. Fifty years of
endeavour, research, study and experience, and, evidently, of the
right choices. Only incredibly high level labels, with peaks of the
clearest excellence.”
Bibenda “L’Olio”2008
“This year again the Franci family have done an incredible job, and,
by selecting and separating both the variety and the harvest, they
offer three characteristic selections, different but linked by an
exciting Tuscan matrix of the highest quality.”
“Sommelier Toscana” Dec. 2007
“... he rolled up his sleeves and started the less comfortable life
of the oil-maker. And he has been so good as to create a miracle:
producing a multi-awarded oil that, on the market, is worth as much as a
bottle of Bordeaux.”
Terre del Vino, Jul.-Aug. 2006
”Der Feinschmeker graduates Villa Magra the best extravirgin in the
world.”
A friend
“… all your oils are extremely clean and fresh. The differences
between Fior del Frantoio and Villa Magra Gran Cru lie simply in their
structure and complexity.”
Emanuel Berk “The Rare Wine Co”
“He compared his oils not to the products of other Tuscan olive
growers but to Cheval Blanc and Haut Brion in Bordeaux… We frankly
didn’t know what to think of this ultra-confident young man…When we
began tasting, all our doubts soon disappeared. His oils had a purity
and complexity that surpassed, the finest Tuscan oils we had ever
tasted.”.
Gambero Rosso, Jul. 2005
“The extra virgin from Frantoio Franci in Montenero d’Orcia is by
far the highest quality product of the olive oil production, on the
basis of the prizes awarded by expert guides and professional
organisations.”
I Grandi Vini, May-Jun. 2005
“The Oil Masters awarded their prize to the oil from Montenero
d’Orcia. Frantoio Franci is the only firm in the world to have won the
‘Leone d’Oro’ three times in a row.”
Milano Finanza, 7th May 2005
“Oils and guides. Three books celebrate the virtues of the best
Italian produce. Marche and Sicily runners-up to the winner Frantoio
Franci.”
Il Sole 24 ore, Dec. 2004
“They started collecting awards in 1999 and haven’t stopped yet.
Today, Frantoio Franci of Montenero d’Orcia has become the symbol of
quality olive oil production.”
Sommelier & Gourmet, Oct. 2004
“Gemini is a very special oil that bears, in its name and body, a
double soul.”
Il Tirreno, 4th Jan. 2004
“Gemini is born, half-Tuscan and half-Sicilian, a wondrous oil.”
Sapori e Piaceri
“The jewels of the Frantoio Franci shine on in “the three French
stars”: Villa Magra Gran Cru and Gemini are the two undisputed champions
of the world’s most famous kitchens.”
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