Mancino Intense Extra Virgin Olive Oil Gift Box, 2 x 500ml

Mancino's Intense extra virgin olive oil in a beautiful gift box including two of the 500ml glass bottles, white and green teal! This Intense oil is enticing, fragrant, and boldly delicious. It is full-bodied, rich in polyphenols, and offering a very pleasant mouth feel with a definite herbaceous and artichoke touch. The olives used are Coratina and Cima di Melfi. These 500ml bottles are made of glass which is painted with a specific technique only provided for Mancino products. A bottle elegant and sophisticated to hold their precious extra virgin olive oil. Mancino's oil mill is set in the peaceful countryside surrounding Gioia del Colle, a town located in the heart of Puglia region, Southern Italy. The Mancino family live and work there, where their roots are, surrounded by olive groves. Mancino family’s origins span across the centuries. In the past, they used to process olives using traditional stone milling techniques. For over four generations, the Mancino family has nurtured the noble art of olive-growing and olive oil production. Some years ago, modern plants replaced the older processing methods in order to obtain the best quality. The harvesting takes place between mid-October and November and it is mainly done manually to ensure the olives remain whole until the moment of processing. The olives are carefully selected, while still on the tree, and picked up at a specific stage of maturity; this guarantees the correct organoleptic characteristics for a true Extra Virgin Olive Oil (bitterness, pungency, aromatic fresh fragrance) as well as polyphenols content, low level of acidity, etc. The milling is made by cold extraction with a continuous cycle mechanical system. This preserves flavor and aroma while protecting the polyphenols and antioxidants present in the oil.