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Extra Virgin Olive Oil: “Villa Magra Grand Cru”
The best fruits from the Villa Magra olive grove. Region: Tuscany. Production zone: the hill of Montenero d’Orcia. Above sea level: 350m Monocultivar: Frantoio Harvest system: hand-picked Harvest time: October. Extraction system: Frantoio Franci, modern continuous system. Appearance: clear and filtered. Density: high. |
Colour: deep green. Fragrance: fresh, intensely grassy with predominant aroma of artichoke, cardoon and green almond, enhanced by floral and cherry hints which create an extremely complex bouquet. Taste: sample, with strong and decisive spice and bitterness, overlaid with excellent harmony, great complexity of herbaceous hints and long persistence of smooth aromatic notes. Use: strictly fresh to contrast the the sweet flavour of potatoes, beans, chickpeas and vegetables in general; on red meat or strong-flavoured fish; with fresh cheese, such as ravaggiolo and mozzarella, which enhance the fresh-green features of the oil, excellent on spinach and ricotta tortelli, or with plain rice and pasta with thin slivers of parmesan. |
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Awards:
1st Prize, blind oil-tasting panel reserved for the world’s best oils, organized by the Grand “Guida agli Extravergini” Edited by Slow-Food:
“Guide L'Olio” Edited by Bibenda:
“Guide GamberoRosso”:
“Merum Selection” The Best Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oils: Top Mark “3 Hearts” Award, 2011
International Competition "Monocultivaroliveoil.EXPO" Prize "Best of the World 2010" Prize "Best of the World 2011"
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