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Category: Lazio

Lazio is the region which hosts Italy’s capital city, Rome. Olive culture started in Lazio millenia ago, reaching its maximum prestige during Roman age. Ancient Romans used to to classify olive oils, already praising their numerous health benefits – ”Oleum ex albis ulivis” was the highest quality olive oil, obtained from green olives probably harvested just before the veraison; “Oleum viride“ was made from veraised olives, “Oleum maturum“ from black mature olives, and, ranking bottom of the list, the “Oleum caducum“ was made from the olives already fallen from their branches, collected from the ground.
Today olive culture is spreading all over the region, especially in the area of its major lakes and hills, and in the southern zone, the so-called Ciociaria.
Lazio is characterized by heterogeneous climate conditions and soil compositions, and thanks to those characteristics its EVO oils express various aromas and flavours, each linked to its own area of cultivation.
The most widespread and autochthonous varieties are Itrana (best known as “Oliva di Gaeta”), Caninese, Carboncella, Frantoio, Leccino and Moraiolo.
In Lazio we can find a total of 4 PDO: Canino DOP (made from Caninese, Leccino, Pendolino, Maurino e Frantoio 95% minimum), Colline Pontine DOP (Itana, from 50% to 100%; Frantoio and Leccino 50% maximum); Sabina DOP (Carboncella, Leccino, Raja, Pendolino, Moraiolo, Frantoio, Olivastrone, Salviana, Olivago and Rosciola minimum 75%); Tuscia DOP (Frantoio, Leccino and Caninese 90% minimum).

Prasinum – Tenuta il Principato

"Prasinum '' comes from Latin and means green. A perfect name for this EVO oil that links its aromas to this color, as they are rich in variegated vegetable nuances. Read more on our review.

Grand Cru Capo Terzo – I&P

Capo Terzo Grand Cru is organoleptically clean and cared for down to the smallest detail: it is characterized by delicate aromas of citrus fruits and Mediterranean herbs. Read more on our review!

Grand Cru Musignano – I&P

The emotion that gives us tasting one of only 800 bottles of Grand Cru Musignano 2020 EVOO can be summarized in 3 concepts: cleanliness, elegance and extreme quality. Read more on our review.

Purpureum – Il Principato

Purpureum is the "heart" product of Il Principato: it comes from a true and vermilion passion which gives life, through careful care in the field and in the mill, to a balanced and versatile extra virgin olive oil in which the elegant vegetable imprint of the Canino cultivar it's evident.

Sabina PDO – Narducci

Sabina PDO by Narducci is a modern product which combines excellence with authenticity, and it is produced by a company which highly values its respect for the environment. Read our review to learn more or buy it on our shop!