Biancolilla Extra Virgin Olive Oil 50cl. - Donnafugata

Extra virgin olive oil Biancolilla 50cl bottle - Donnafugata

Beyond wine Collection: For Donnafugata lovers looking for of modern grappas and characteristic olive oils.

Biancolilla is a delicate and lightly fruity monocultivar oil from Pantelleria of extraordinary elegance, characterized by a lightly fruity bouquet, with scents of ribbed tomato, aromatic herbs, rosemary and thyme. A versatile oil that excels drizzled over fish, salads and generally in delicate dressings such as a gourmet mayonnaise.

Olive cultivation on Sicily boasts a millenary tradition. In the landscape robust twisted trunks, centuries old and still productive, stand majestically among young olive trees. Milleanni was born here, among timeless scents and fragrances, while the wind plays among the foliage of one of the many female figures of Donnafugata. A woman – olive tree, symbol of serenity and well-being.

Award (February 2020) Biancolilla 2019 - 5 Drops of Bibenda 2020

DENOMINATION Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Production zone: Pantelleria
Cultivar: Biancolilla
Harvest time: the olive harvest takes place at the beginning of veraison, when the accumulation of polyphenolic substances is at the highest level; the olives were harvested from October 10 to October 14.
Harvesting method: manual stripping of the olives cultivated on terraced volcanic terrains, with pruning of the low branches towards the ground in order to expose the least leaf surface to the winds.
Extraction methods:  milling immediately after the harvest by means of a cold extraction system, in a continuous cycle, that carries out the malaxation step (mixing the olive paste to facilitate the separation of the oil) in a controlled atmosphere, allowing you to best preserve the aromatic components.
Analysis data: Acidity: 0.13 %; Peroxide value: 8,9 meq O2/kg oil; Total polyphenols (caffeic acid): 119 mg/kg
Tasting notes: Biancolilla 2019 has a light structure, it is delicate and of extraordinary elegance; the bouquet is characterized by a light fruitiness with scents of ribbed tomato, aromatic herbs, rosemary and thyme.
Serving suggestion: a versatile oil that excels drizzled over fish, salads and generally in delicate dressings such as a gourmet mayonnaise.
Art & Oil: Olive cultivation boasts a millenary tradition. In the landscape robust twisted trunks, centuries old and still productive, stand majestically among young olive trees. Milleanni was born here, among timeless scents and fragrances, while the wind plays among the foliage of one of the many female figures of Donnafugata. A woman - olive tree, symbol of serenity and well-being.

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