Product Description

In the gentle upland of northwest Sicily, near Castelvetrano, Gianfranco Becchina's country estateis the ideal location for growing olives.The olives are mostly Nocellara del Belice,with Bianco Lilla and other mixed in.He uses the traditional method of hand-picking the olives.They are captured while still green, but coated with light whitish sheen that only exist for two weeks at the most.The olives are stone-crushed under huge millstones,then laid on mats and pressed gently. the unfilterd oil is store in rotund terracotta amphorae until spring,naturally clarifying itself.   Region:Castelvetrano,Sicily.   Olives Varieties: Nocellara di Belice and Bianco Lilla.   Medium green but dense hue,notaly vegetal nose.Intense full flavor.Redolent of fresh-cut grass with a fresh green olive vivacity.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11149 in Gourmet Food
• Brand: Olio Verde Di Gianfranco Becchina's
• Dimensions: 1.06 pounds

Features

• * Unfiltered * Produced from Nocellara Olives * Very low Acidity, Beautiful bright green color
• Sicilian Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• Estate Grown by Gianfranco Becchina
• Unfiltered
• Produced from Nocellara Olives

Customer Reviews

Superb
This is one of the best Extra Virgin Olive Oil I have tasted ever, if not the best!!!