Description

Region: Apulia

Province: Taranto

Olive varieties: Coratina

Plantation layout: Intensive layouts with variable planting distance between 6×6 and 8×8 which produce a density ranging from 160 to 300 trees per hectare

Training system:. Typical Apulian vase

Yield per hectare: 6.000-8.0000 kg on average

Acidity max: 0,3%

Harvest: because of its late ripening, this olive variety is picked during the month of December

Production techniques: the olives picked from the tree are processed in the same day through a low temperature centrifuge extraction (processing temperature below 27 °C)

Organoleptic features: deep green color, definitely bitter taste with spicy notes, fruity flavor of freshly picked green olives

Food match: its marked and strong taste is suited to dress the plain dishes of the Mediterranean cuisine, like bruschetta, legumes, wild greens.