OLIO is the medium fruity extra virgin olive oil 100% Italian of olives Bella di Cerignola and Coratina. The blend, cold extracted,is realised following a single ancient recipe of the Fratepietro’s family, it is an unexpected melting pot of flavours that evokes the perfumes of the Apulian countryside. The equilibrate taste and the intense green colour with golden yellow shades is the emblem of the high quality of the raw material and the traditional cuisine. The two cultivar, Bella di Cerignola and Coratina, are indeed the most representative olive trees’ variety of the territory. OLIO is the extra virgin olive oil that is created only with olives cultivated in the olive trees of the farm. Once collected, the olives are selected and brought in the mill in order to be milled within a few hours. This allows to maintain unaltered the aromas of fruits and the hints of the olives freshly squeezed.
The true
essence
of Puglia
amazing
Coratina and
Bella di Cerignola
OLIO is born from the union of the two most famous cultivars of Puglia: the Coratina and the Bella of Cerignola. La Coratina is among the most widespread olive trees in the area. It combines a strong taste and a spicy aftertaste with a pungent smell given by the presence of polyphenols. La Bella di Cerignola, cultivated only in the homonymous area, produces fruits with an enveloping and delicate taste. Together they create a fruity extra virgin olive oil accompanied by a slightly bitter aftertaste, with typical notes of artichoke and unripe tomato and fresh almond.
Oil and food
PAIRING
OLIO is the extra virgin to be used raw or for cooking in the kitchen. Its versatility depends on the equilibrate taste that comes from a strong harmony between bitter and spicy. People are captivated by the flowery smell where notes of tomato and aromatic herbs stand out. The palate is conquered by almond notes and especially by the hints of freshly cut grass . To the taste you are pleasantly surprised at the end: a spicy and lightly bitter aftertaste. Oil is the ideal ingredient to enhance white meat based dishes, salads, vegetables, steamed and boiled fish,fresh cheeses like mozzarella or ricotta, pinzimoni and hot bruschetta with homemade bread.
Le cultivar Coratina e
Bella di Cerignola
OLIO nasce dall’unione delle due cultivar più note di Puglia: la Coratina e la Bella di Cerignola. La Coratina è fra gli ulivi più diffusi sul territorio. Associa al sapore intenso e al retrogusto piccante un odore pungente dato dalla presenza di polifenoli. La Bella di Cerignola, coltivata solo nell’omonima zona, produce frutti dal sapore avvolgente e delicato. Insieme creano un extravergine dal fruttato accompagnato da un retrogusto lievemente amaro, con tipiche note di di carciofo e pomodoro acerbo e mandorla fresca.
Olio e cibo
ABBINAMENTI
OLIO è l’extravergine di oliva da usare a crudo o per le cotture in cucina. La sua versatilità è data dal gusto equilibrato con morbide note piccanti è ideale per valorizzare piatti a base di carni bianche, insalate, verdure, pesce al vapore o alla brace, formaggi freschi come mozzarella e ricotte, pinzimoni e bruschette calde con pane casereccio. Il pregio di OLIO è quello di esaltare le pietanze senza coprire i sapori della materia prima deliziando anche i palati più esigenti.
