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OLIO EXTRA VERGINE DI OLIVA ABBRACCIO

abbraccio
Single Variety of Olives: Olivastra from Seggiano

THE EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL

TECHNICAL DOSSIER OF THE OIL

Altitude above sea level: 450-600 metres
Kind of Pruning of the Olive tree: conical
Olive Variety: Olivastra from Seggiano (native local variety)
Harvesting method: 90% hand picking, 10% mechanical help
Pressing: cold pressing
Fruitiness: medium-light medium
Oil press of production: Frantoio Franci, Montenero d’Orcia ( elected the best oil press of 2008)

ORGANOLEPTIC QUALITIES
Well balanced between bitter and piquant, sensations of freshly cut grass, on the tongue sensations of young artichoke, slight note of freshness which leaves the palate clean and pleasant.

THE CULTIVAR

Olea europea silvestris,
This is the tree from which the Olivastra of Seggiano comes.
Not particularly large, it has thick foliage and produces purplish- red olives when ripening and black when ripe.
The Olivastra from Seggiano is a tree which resists at the low temperatures of winter on Mount Amiata; it has the peculiarity of going wild and growing thorns on its branches if it is neglected.
ABBRACCIO grows around the town on Mount Amiata after which it is called, Seggiano, and in one of the nearby municipalities ,- Casteldelpiano which is also included in the disciplinary regulation of the Olivastro of Seggiano
The Olivastro trees are cultivated, as established by the regulations, at a height varying between 200 and 650 metres above sea level.

THE TERRITORY

Abbraccio grows on the slopes of Mount Amiata, an ancient extinct volcano in the southern part of Tuscany towards Lazio and is influenced by the winds coming from the Mediterranean Sea.
Seggiano is situated at an altitude of between 450 and 600 metres above sea level, a small medieval village with a population of about 1000 inhabitants and is surrounded by century- old olive groves.
Casteldelpiano, slightly lower, lies about 350 metres above sea level and is also set among olive groves which follow the hilly land characteristic of the area.

VALUES
The extra virgin olive oil produced by the Olivastra trees of Seggiano must respect the parameters established by the disciplinary regulations:
- max. total acidity: (expressed in oleic acid) 0.50%
- peroxides: max. value 12
- poliphenols: equal to or more than 80 ppm
-tocopherols: equal to or more than 100 ppm

ABBRACCIO has the following characteristics:

- acidità: 0.12%
- peroxides: 4.35 meo/kg (fat matrix present in the oil per kg)
-poliphenols: 228 ppm
-tocopherols : 130 ppm

The results of this analysis show that “Abbraccio” respects completely the values established by the regulations.

From a nutritional point of view, “Abbraccio” is rich in poliphenols, contained in vitamin E and very efficient in counteracting the formation of free radicals within our organism.

ORGANOLEPTIC PROFILE

Colour: bright green with golden yellow highlights.
Perfume: young artichoke can be noticed.
Taste: the palate detects a fruity taste with hints of tomato, (rounded- spicy taste) accompanied by piquant tones.
This oil is excellent with meat, fish and salads of fresh greens.

PRODUCTIVE PROCESS

The olives are picked between the end of October and the end of November.
The harvesting method gives further value to the oil
“Abbraccio” is produced mainly by traditional hand picking, also because the height and extension of the Olivastra trees in certain areas make picking possible only by hand with the use of the typical wooden ladders.
In recent years mechanical techniques have been added to the traditional ones, but they cannot in any case be used for harvesting on the tree tops; for this reason the normal technique has remained the classical hand picking method.
The properties of the olives remain intact because such a short time passes between picking and pressing, the olives are taken to the oil press daily.
The oil is kept in a dry place inside steel containers which protect it from changes in temperature, away from the light and smells which might modify the flavour.

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