Delicate & Herby. Selected to elevate the everyday from a small grove in Sparta, pair this elegant oil with salads, pastas, pestos and potatoes.
- Small-batch.
- Family-owned.
- Certified organic.
- Variety: 100% Koroneiki
- High polyphenol content 552 mg/kg (250mg/kg is the mark set by EU Regulation for high-polyphenol olive oils).
- Origin: Sparta, Peloponnese, Greece from Vilia and Kargakos families.
- Process: Superior category extra virgin olive oil obtained directly from mechanical (never chemical) means; achieving 0.21% acidity. The olives are milled within 24 hours of being picked. This oil is filtered.
Tastes like... Fresh and buttery, with an initial aroma of fresh-cut green grass, followed by the fragrance of artichokes and tomato. On the palate, it has a smooth and delicate creamy feel, with distinct herby notes like oregano and dried basil coming through. The finish here is pleasant with a tingling cracked pepper spice.
Pairs with... Pestos: In fresh, herby sauces like pesto, chermoula, and chimichurris! Perfect to put this over pasta, beans, potatoes.
Salads: Marinating summer tomatoes or drizzled over fruit salads.
Ice cream: Poured over vanilla ice cream with a bit of sea salt, or with crème fraîche over a chocolate cake with berries in the sunshine.