500ml | Vittorio Cassini Classico Extra Virgin Olive | 2011/2012

Imported Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil | Ligurian Extra Virgin Olive Oil

For seven generations, Vittorio Cassini and his family have produced their oil in the Ligurian region, high in the hills above Bordighera between Nice and Genoa. The olives are hand-picked with a combination of 60% unripe (green) and 40% ripe olives (black/purple) and processed within 12 hours of harvesting. Pressing olives when they are not quite ripe produces an olive oil with a more rounded flavor profile. The Cassini oil is offered in limited supply, as the entire production is just 10,000 bottles per harvest. The oil is golden green with notes of fresh almonds, white pepper and artichoke on the nose and palette, and a clean sweet buttery finish. This delicate oil lends well to fish and vegetable dishes, and of course, will create the quintessential pesto, a classic of the region.

OLIVE VARIETY | 100% Taggiasca

TRADITIONS | Drizzle on salads, poured in soups or use on grilled meats or fish.