Characteristically peppery Tuscan oil from the Le Corti estate.

The Corsini family has been in the oil business for about 500 years, and the tradition is tangible. Paul Ferrari harvested olives alongside Dino and Mario, the adult children of contadini (tenant farmers) who themselves have a child who lives and works on the estate. The property's 15,000 olive trees are still picked by hand, and the fruits of the harvest are crushed on site in an authentic stone mill. Most of Corsini's employees at harvest time take their payment in oil rather than cash, giving credence to this oil's reputation as "liquid gold."

From ancient trees on the Le Corti estate of Principe Corsini just south of Florence, this exquisite oil is 100% organically grown and cold pressed in the stone frantoio on the property. Corsini once again enlisted Paul Ferrari to help with the harvest to ensure our small allocation of this Tuscan perfection in a bottle.

Excellent for sauteeing vegetables and pairing with relatively mild dishes.

Harvest date: 2005/2006"

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