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Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
from Principe Pallavicini estates
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Olive trees have always grown on Principe Pallavicini lands located in the Castelli Romani area.
Some 2,500 trees currently growth there, including century-old trees and more recently planted ones, all in the most ancient tradition of the Castelli Romani.
Together with the more typical varieties like: Frantoio, Leccino, Moraiolo and Pendolino there are improvement varieties, including: Itrana, Leccio del Corno and Cassanese.
Careful, environment-conscious cultivation, a manual harvest when the drupe darkens, and cold pressing within 24 hours yield an oil with great olfactory fragrance, with a light, fruity taste, with acidity varying between 0.1 and 0.27% depending on the year.
Olive production is about 3,000/3,500 kg. of olives/hectare, and the yield in oil varies between 11 and 13%. This extra-virgin oil is sold in 0,750-litre and 0,500-litre bottles.
the Olive tree
During the winter the trees are pruned and "conditioned" for their future growth, and the base of the trees is pinched out.
In spring, when the trees blossom, they are covered in white, and the subsequent fruiting lets us predict how abundant the harvest will be. There are many factors that can make the fruiting difficult: tense cold, hail and wind.
In summer, serious problems may arise, such as oil-fly infestations; the flies lay their eggs directly in the olives, irreparably damaging them.
Towards the end of October, the harvest begins and may extend till the end of November. Harvesting is done by hand and mechanically, but the olives are always detached from the trees and never gathered after sitting on the ground for a long time, so as to avoid increased acidity.
Our press extracts only extra-virgin olive oil, which is sold in 0,750-litre and 0,500-litre bottles.
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 "Guide of the best 100 Extra Vergini Olive Oil of Italy" 2002,
by G.Deriu, editor: Ass. Culturale Italia Giappone nel Mondo
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