Monovarietal extra virgin olive oil from Ascolana

Monovarietal organic extra virgin olive oil from Ascolana tenera

100% Italian

High quality extra virgin olive oil obtained with olives of a single variety, the "Ascolana tenera".  This variety of olive trees, typical of the province of Ascoli Piceno in the Marche region, is famous for stuffed and fried stuffed olives.  But the oil obtained is also of great quality and much appreciated for its organoleptic characteristics.  The peculiar characteristics attributable to the "Ascolana tenera" variety are: "Sweet oil, with a light herbaceous fruity, harmonious overall, greenish-yellow in colour, very fluid for a good unsaturated-saturated ratio" *.
 
 Ascolana tenera oil is obtained from olives with the right degree of ripeness in order to try to obtain the maximum characteristics of this variety.  The olives, harvested around the middle of October, are pressed within 12 hours.  Early harvesting allows for high quality to be obtained at the expense of production which is instead low, while milling, carried out just a few hours after harvesting, allows the aromas and phenolic substances to be preserved.
 
 * taken from "Olive tree varieties in the Marches" ASSAM (Agri-food Sector Services Agency of the Marches).