Picked by hand
Nets under the trees and small rakes through the branches, from early October.
Olive oil from a family estate in the Tuscan hills. Grown, pressed and bottled by us, then shipped to you.
We finished picking on 21 November. The early Frantoio is our boldest oil in years, grassy and full of pepper.
Taste the FrantoioNonno Aldo planted the first terraces in 1952 with cuttings from his father's trees. Today Giulia and Marco Rinaldi look after the grove above the village of San Vettore.
We still pick by hand, and every load goes to our own mill before sunset. It takes longer, and the oil tastes better for it.
Nets under the trees and small rakes through the branches, from early October.
Every load reaches the mill the same day and is cold extracted below 27°C.
The new oil settles in steel tanks for six weeks before a gentle filter.
Filled in small batches into dark glass, so it reaches you fresh.
Giulia tastes every tank through the winter and decides which oil goes where.
“The Frantoio is the oil I reach for when a dish needs finishing. Green, sharp and completely alive.”
Tours run from April to October. See the terraces and the mill, then taste this year's oils with bread from the village.