Fresh and intense fruity with strong hints of artichoke and fresh aromatic herbs, it goes well with raw on all the dishes of the great panorama of Mediterranean cuisine.

Name: Sofia extra virgin olive oil D.O.P. Monte Etna.
Olive varieties: Nocellara etnea.
Production areas: Slopes of Etna.
Type of land: volcanic.
Altitude of olive groves: 400-900 meters. Above sea level.
Collection systems: Manual or with facilitating machines.
Ripening state at harvest: Darkening.
Milling times: Within 6 hours of collection.
Olive characteristics: Even at advanced weeping the pulp of the olive always remains white.
Extraction system: Continuous three-phase system with double extraction line.
Extraction: Extracted strictly cold with a temperature that does not exceed 27 °C.
Oil storage: Storage in stainless steel silos with nitrogen systems per tank in dark environments and at controlled temperature all year round between 12°C and 18°C.
Acidity expressed in oleic acid: 0.10 – 0.25 MAX.
Filtering: Natural decanting in a cistern.
Color: Gold yellow with green reflections.
Smell: Fresh and intense fruity with strong hints of artichoke and fresh aromatic herbs.
Flavor: Balanced, full and aromatic taste with persistent herbaceous scents.
Packaging: Bottle ml 500 - single-dose glass ml 40 - tin 175 ml. - in tin ml 250 - gift box.
Matching: It goes well with raw on all the dishes of the great panorama of Mediterranean cuisine.
Disciplinary rules: Produced as a production specification, in a very restricted geographical area on the slopes of Etna.

From the countryside to the bottle everything is controlled and certified by Agroqualità Roma, a control body authorized by the M.I.P.A.A.F. (MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURAL, FOOD AND FORESTRY POLICIES). Operator serial number N° C212. For the traceability of the product, each bottle is numbered progressively, with vintage of the collection.