This superior category olive oil is made exclusively from hand-storted Taggiasca olives. The oil contains the full aroma and flavour of the harvested fruit. Freshness and delicacy are hallmarks of this product cold pressed without filter, with a low acid content o 0,4%
Produced in Sicily in the best region of olive production in the world, Les Toques Blanches oil from the world has aromas of green olive, cut grass, tomato and almond. Low acidity, it reveals on the palate a slightly peppery note and a hint of bitterness, for a very harmonious flavor.
Produced in southern Sicily, this olive oil is now famous all over the world. With a mild and temperate climate in winter, and constant sunshine in summer, Sicily offers olive groves ideal conditions.
The picking is done by hand and the olives are pressed within 8 hours after the harvest. Without fertilizer or pesticides, the oil is extracted cold. All conditions are met for a very low oxidation and therefore a very low acidity.
The Sicilian agricultural landscape is characterized by a traditional and secular olive culture, with olive trees that are over 100 years old.
Enjoy its delicate and intense aroma on a mashed potato or a velvety bean soup. A delight !
Product of Italy
Olive growing in the eastern part of Sicily is first introduced by the Greeks from the 8th century BC. AD then it knows a revival of favor in the 1st century BC. J. - C. from the Phoenicians. In the third century, the Romans heavily taxed it to ward off the competition it made to the productions of Campania and Lazio. Successively, the Arabs during their domination in Sicily, gave impetus and rationality to the culture.
