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Frantoio Franci

Extra Virgin Olive Oil: “Frantoio Franci”
Possibile Tuscan IGP Certification
Region: Tuscany.
Production zone: the hills of Val d’Orcia and Tuscan Maremma.
Above sea level: 50-500m.
Variety of olives: Frantoio, Moraiolo, Leccino, Olivastra, and others in lesser quantities.
Harvest system: picked by hand.
Harvest time: from 1st November to 20th December.
Extraction system: Frantoio Franci, modern continuous system.

Appearence: clear and filtered.
Density: medium fluidity.
Colour: green with hints of gold.
Fragrance: medium fruit , clear scent of olives, smell of fresh hay and artichoke and ripe fruit, reminiscent, to a
lesser degree, of tomato.
Taste: fresh and clean, initially with a slight sweet flavour, followed by a palatable and harmonious bitter and spicy taste of medium intensity, persistence rich in vegetable notes with predominance of artichoke. Use: fresh in soups, on vegetables, legumes, bruschetta, pinzimonio, salads, medium-flavoured fish, meats.

Awards:

Tuscan Board of Trade Selection of the Best Tuscan Extra Virgin Olive Oils:
Harvest 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009.

“Festambiente”National Competition :
      3rd Prize: Medium Fruit Flavour , 1997.
      2nd Prize: Medium Fruit Flavour , 1999.
      3rd Prize: Medium Fruit Flavour, 2003.
      1st Prize: Medium Fruit Flavour, 2005.

“Ercole Olivario”National Award:
      Finalist 2005, 2006, 2007.
      2nd Prize, DOP Intense Fruit Flavour , 2006.
      1st Prize, Amphora Olearia, 2007 (IGP Toscano)
      1st Prize, DPO Light Fruit Flavour, 2008 (IGP Toscano)

International “Leone d’Oro” Award:
Gran Menzione Prize : 2001.

“Gourmesse”International Competition , Zurich:
1st Prize, Medium Fruit Flavour , 2001.

International Competition “Los Angels County Fair”
Gold Medal, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009.

International Competition “OlivAsia”:
      1st Prize, Gold Medal, Medium Flavour, 2006
      2nd Prize, Silver Medal, Medium Flavour, 2007
      1st Prize, Gold Medal, Medium Flavour, 2008

International Competition “Mario Solinas”:
3rd Prize, Medium Flavour, 2007.

Selection of the world’s best Olive Oils - “Der Feinschmecker”:
Top 35 - Olive Oil Award Nomination 2004, 5th prize.

International Competition “Olive d’Or”, Sial Canada:
Goutte d’Argent, 2009