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EXTRAVIRGIN OLIVE OIL
- MONOCULTIVAR
Technical Profile
The variety of
olives called “Ottobratica” is exclusive to the province of
Reggio Calabria; the presence of this variety of olives is
wide-spread thoughout the plain of Gioia Tauro and in the hill and
pre-hill territory that surrounds the plain.
The “Ottobratica”
variety is so called because its ideal point of maturation
culminates in the month of October. The picking period for this
olive is that of the ripening of the drupe, that is at the beginning
of
maturation of the fruit.
In a study
published by the well Known magazine “Rivista Italiana delle
Sostanze Grasse” July/August 2000, researchers from the faculty of
Agriculture at the University of Reggio Calabria state that oil
obtained from the “Ottobratica” variety presents compositive
peculiarities of great relevance that allow an appreciable long term
conservation.
Of course, for
this to occur, it is indispensible to respect the innovative
criteria of the picking the olives (eg. use of mechanical means), the
period of picking (initial state of maturation), the techniques for
its transformation (hygiene and the attention given to the olives
and bottling).
Of relevance in
the study made is the datum that refers to the mean value of
polifenols and tocoferols (antioxidants) contained in the oil
obtained from the “Ottobratica” variety, that constitute a
considerable component of vitamin intake (vitamin E antioxidants)
indispensable in our daily alimentation.
Organoleptic Profile
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Colour:
veiled yellow
gold.
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Fragrance:
delicately fruity, vigourous and persistent
with notes of fresh herbs, with a scent of wild cardoon,
mature golden apple and delicate tones of underwood.
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Taste:
well balanced with light bitter and more pronounced
hot
spicy tones. It closes with scents of field grass, green
vegetable and small red fruits; harmonious and elegant,
delicate in the tones of dry and mature fruit with a a
herby base. It has a balanced bitter and spicy content
closing with
a
sweet almond aftertaste.
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Aspect:
veiled.
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Use:
raw
on all food.
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