Presidio Slow Food Extra Virgin Olive Oil "Secolare" Mantenera Slow Food Presidium Bot. 500ml

Mantenera Secolare is our newborn, it is Movovarietale Majatica, produced from our centenary Majatica and Ogliarola olive trees.

A sweet olive with a dual nature for both table and oil, with a delicate taste and a moderately bitter fruity green flavor. The extra virgin olive oil Mantenera Secolare manages to combine taste and ecological culture.

SLOW FOOD PRESIDIUM "The olive growers belonging to the national Presidium of Italian extra virgin olive oil must have olive groves of local cultivars managed without synthetic fertilizers and chemical herbicides. For any treatments, environmentally friendly products are allowed, ensuring a final residue on the product equal to zero. In the case of slopes or complex landscape situations, field operations must follow good agronomic practices to prevent soil erosion and landslides. Moreover, since pruning or harvesting olives from centenary trees is much more expensive than young plantations, to prevent the abandonment of the oldest olive groves, the Presidium requires that at least 80% of the plants are a minimum of 100 years old. Finally, producers must use a narrative label to tell and enhance their own story, their territory, and their work."