Planetas brand new, state of the art olive press was completed in 2003 and is situated at Capparrina, in the heart of their 75 hectare olive grove, of which only 35 hectare is mature enough to produce olives for the oil.
Planeta grow the Biancolilla, Cerasuola and Nocellara olives, 3 Sicilian varieties which have been rediscovered and reinstated by Planeta as the flagship Sicilian olive.
The olives are hand harvested between the months of October and November, about 15 days before the typical harvest begins. This is done to reduce yield and increase aromatic qualities. The olives are then transported a very short distance to the press and cleaned, where the leaves and any impurities are removed. The clean olives are immediately pressed into a green, fragrant paste in temperature controlled steel tanks from which the fresh oil is racked.
Planetas olive oil is bottled without fining or filtration in order to retain the maximum natural characteristics of the oilves.
Reviews: Recommended by Giorgio Locatelli of Locanda Locatelli.
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