PRODUCTION AREA Olive groves of San Felice (Castelnuovo Berardenga - Siena) at 350/400 m. (asl)
OLIVE PLANTS 16,000 of which 5,400 in specialized olive groves
VARIETIES Frantoio 50%, Moraiolo 25%, Leccino 25%
HARVEST-CRUSHING-EXTRACTION The harvest takes place from 1st to 30th November and is done manually, by combing the leaves with the traditional "rakes" the pressing process takes place within the day of the harvest through a mechanical hammer process follows the extraction by means of a low temperature pasta processing centrifuge. Filtration is absent.
STORAGE The oil, after a few days of decanting in small 10 Hl stainless steel containers, is bottled and placed on the market.
ACIDITY 0.40%
PEROXIDES 450 meqO2 / kg