This extra virgin olive oil is pressed from one type of olive, the Nocellara del Belice variety.
It is made from carefully hand-picked olives and is characterized by the intense aroma of a rich garden and a bright green color.
You can feel the intense notes of freshly cut grass, herbs, artichoke and green tomatoes.
This composition of aromas translates into a taste with pleasant, dynamic and extremely elegant sensations of bitterness and sweetness.
It is ideal as a dressing for salads, fresh cheeses, and for lovers of strongly expressive olive oils it will go wonderfully with fresh, still warm bread.
Extra Virgin Olive Oil, first pressing, cold pressed.
Unfiltered olive oil, may contain natural sediment.
The olives from which our oil is produced are harvested in olive groves that cover the hills of southern Sicily in the province of Agrigento, where the air is filled with the scent of the Mediterranean Sea, located a few kilometers away, where the climate is hot and dry, where the soil is perfect for olive growing, and all around are vineyards and citrus orchards.
The ancient Greeks, who ruled eastern and southern Sicily between the 9th and 3rd centuries BC. They recognized that the olive oil pressed from Sicilian olives significantly surpassed the quality and flavor of that they knew from their native Greece, due to the unique morphology of the Sicilian soil.
It was they who began establishing the first "professional" olive plantations in Sicily. Nowadays, many olive oil enthusiasts believe that due to its quality and taste, Sicilian olive oil is the best in the world, unique of its kind, unmatched by any competition.
That is why our olive oil is characterized by unique aromas that only this piece of Sicilian land can give it.The olives used to produce Casa di Orfeo olive oil are hand-picked and carefully selected.
Casa di Orfeo is an olive oil created by the best masters of this craft.
In times when everyone has everything, our olive oil is also a perfect gift idea for various occasions, for someone who loves cooking and who appreciates the highest quality products with incredible flavor.
100 ml of olive oil contains:
• fats: 91.6 g,
of which saturated fatty acids: 15.6 g
• Carbohydrates: 0 g
of which sugars: 0 g
• Proteins: 0 g
• Salt: 0 g
Energy value per 100 ml:
• 824 Kcal, 3389 KJ
Variety: Nocellara del Bellice
Color: intense green with golden yellow reflections
Aroma: green grass, ripe green tomato, artichoke, herbs
Taste: medium intense with pleasant bitterness and spiciness
Location of the olive grove: province of Agrigento, Sicily
Soil type: calcareous, rich in minerals
Olive harvesting method: manual
Harvest period: second half of October, first half of November
Pressing time: no later than 12 hours after harvest
Storage: stainless steel tank, at a controlled temperature, anaerobic.
Bottling: automatic
Size: 500 ml