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Ultimate transport date: Feb 1
Monocultivar Cerasuola 5L
Extra Vierge Tin
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€ 125,-
Oil from the beautiful Val d'Itria
Antica Masseria Caroli is a family farm located in Martina Franca, a small town at the center of the Val d’Itria valley in Puglia. The valley is famous for its three-foot-tall white limestone walls and its characteristic Trulli, small white agricultural buildings with gray conically shaped roofs. Both the walls and the Trulli are built completely without cement and are held together purely by the design of the construction.
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Artisanal oil since 1984
Here, in this beautiful setting, Stefano Caroli has been producing different types of olive oil since 1984. Apart from its beauty, the Val d’Itria possesses the ideal conditions for the production of high-quality olive oil. The valley’s microclimate with her cool winds and many hours of sunshine in combination with a strict focus on craft and quality, proves to be the ideal situation for the olive trees. The olives are pressed within twelve hours of the harvest and the pressing is done at a low temperature resulting in a low level of acidity which is important for a good extra virgin olive oil.
Cerasuola, the red olive
This monocultivar is made with Cerasuola olives, a variety native to the Val d’Itria valley. The Cerasuola is also called “red olive” and is known for its medium bitterness and highly fruity and spicy taste with hints of grass and light artichoke. All olives for this monocultivar are picked by hand and pressed within eight hours of harvesting. The result is an olive oil with a very low level of acidity of 0.35%. If you want an even stronger monocultivar, have a look at Caroli’s Coratina, or on the other side of spectrum, the slightly milder, Leccino.
Organic
Although the Carolis have only recently applied for official organic certification, all olives are grown organically. The process of receiving “organic” certification in Italy is tedious and slow, bureaucratic, and expensive. Therefore, there is no official label on the tin, but Stefano would never use chemicals on his plants and jeopardize the quality of his oils!
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