DOP Umbria Colli Martani Monocultivar Moraiolo Extra Virgin Olive Oil

In the green heart of Umbria from the hills of Gualdo Cattaneo, a generous land of century-old olive groves, Frantoio Rinalducci selects Moraiolo olives, to bring the ancient authenticity of its DOP Extra Virgin Olive Oil to your table.

The fruit of this plant, one of the most renowned and precious olive cultivars, is small in size and spherical in shape. The colour changes from an unripe green to purplish, until it turns black at the end of maturation. The oil yield of this olive tree is very high.

The olive oil which come from this variety has a high amount of polyphenols and oleic acids, while the saturated fat intake is low. These characteristics mean that the quality of this olive oil is very high.

500 ml

17.00

Harvesting

PRODUCTION AREA
Umbria

CULTIVAR
Moraiolo

OLIVE HARVEST PERIOD
October

OLIVE HARVEST METHOD
Manual

PROCESSING TIME
within 24-48 hours from harvesting

Production

OLIVE CLEANING
defoliation and separation of foreign bodies (earth, twigs, stones), washing

PROCESSING
2-phase continuous cycle without adding water, cold extraction at controlled temperature

FILTERING
natural settling and filtering with cardboard discs

STORAGE
at controlled temperature in stainless steel containers, under nitrogen head.

BOTTLING
automatic, bottle cleaning with blowing machine

Features

COLOUR
opaque green, the presence of deposit is completely natural

TASTE
lively, tending to spicy, slightly bitter

FRAGRANCE
intense of fresh olives

PACKAGING
in dark glass bottle

BEST BEFORE DATE
18/24 months