Olive Oil and Territory
Leccino
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A variety also called Leccio or Premice is native to central Italy.
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A tree of good vigour, with a spreading habit with pendulous fruiting branches and thick foliage.
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Medium-sized, elliptical, intense green leaves. Drupes of ovoid shape and an average weight of 2.5 g with variable yield, from 15 to 19%, depending on the harvest period.
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Agronomic and production characteristics: The production is quite high and constant with characteristics suitable for use also as table olives. The cultivar is self-sterile and requires pollinators such as the Pendolino.
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The extracted oil has a light fruitiness of excellent quality but without particular aromatic peaks. The taste is slightly bitter and spicy with notes of aromatic herbs such as mint, basil, artichoke chicory, almond, golden yellow in colour with green reflections and medium fluidity.
Favolosa
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It is a variety that originates from the Frantoio variety and it has recently been introduced in Salento and in our company thanks to its good resistance to Xylella fastidiosa.
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Low vigour tree, generally pendulous habit, long fruiting twigs, with inflorescences and fruit in clusters, constant in production with an early entry into production and early maturation, with high and constant production.
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It is partially self-sterile. It is partially resistant to cold, mange, cycloconium and flies. The olives are intended exclusively for the production of oil.
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Elliptical grey-green leaf.
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The oil is pleasantly fruity with a high content of oleic acid and a medium-high content of polyphenols.
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Via per Torchiarolo, km 1
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