Il Gran Cru

Cru Extra virgin from Galantino

Puglia, Italy


Il Gran Cru is absolutely an excellent extra virgin olive oil.  It is a cru cold-extracted only from the olives hand-picked in  'La Fenice - Coppa Malva' estate owned by the Galantino family.  Mr Galantino controls every phase of the production process and makes the final strict organoleptic exam that precedes the bottling process.  Every year not more than 5000 numbered bottles of Gran Cru are produced.

CHARACTERISTICS

  • Area:    North of Bari, Puglia
  • Olive groves:  The Galantino estate 'La Fenice - Coppa Malva'
  • Olive varieties:  Coratina, Ogliarola, Peranzana, Leccino, Nocellara, Carolea
  • Harvesting:  By hand, gathered into canvas 'hammocks', before 30th November
  • Processing:  Within 6 hours of gathering
  • Olive Mill:  Granite crushing stones
  • Extraction:  From cold-crushed olives
  • Colour:  Golden yellow with olive-green reflections.
  • Aroma:  Fresh, grassy, powerful, with hints of almond, enriched by delicate flower notes and sensations of tomato leaves that create a complex and elegant bouquet.
  • Flavour:  Delicate fruity, with light bitter and spicy notes, in perfect harmony with a rich complex of vegetal fragrances and delicate persistent sensations

 



Available SizeProduct Code
500ml/6: G/GC50

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