Tasting notes
This year's Tenuta di Capezzana Extra Virgin Olive Oil is pure elegance. A blend of four Tuscan olive varietals—Frantoio, Leccino, Moraiolo and Pendolino—this Italian olive oil has delicate fruity and herbal aromas of green apple, eucalyptus and chamomile. On the palate you'll find it incredibly clean and redolent of herbs, such as fennel fronds, bay leaves and rosemary. A mild intensity oil.
How to use
This food-friendly olive oil elevates even the simplest of dishes. Drizzle over a plate of citrus segments, sliced tomatoes topped with basil, or steamed Romanesco or cavalo nero (Tuscan kale). Rolando Beramendi, author of Autentico: Cooking Italian, the Authentic Way, loves this olive oil poured liberally over mashed potatoes and topped with crunchy crystals Maldon sea salt.
About the Producer
Filippo Bonacossi, son of the Count Uno and Countess Lisa Contini Bonacossi (owners of Tenuta di Capezzana), supervises the groves of five different olives grown on the estate in Tuscany, while the rest of the family handles the business of running a wine and olive oil estate. We're proud to share with you an extra virgin olive oil that is both from a family operation and one of Italy's premier estates.