Tenuta del Barone di Montemurlo — Toscano PGI extra virgin olive oil from Tuscany
Luce — Toscano PGI extra virgin olive oil from Tuscany
The first oil
Olives picked still green at the start of the season and milled the same day. Bright green, grassy, peppery.
The early-season oil: olives still green, picked in the first days and milled the same day. Bright green, grassy, distinctly bitter and peppery — what in Tuscany is called new oil.
What it tastes like
Cut grass, artichoke and green almond on the nose. It comes in sweet for a moment, then the bitterness arrives, followed by the pepper that catches at the back of the throat. That catch surprises people who have not met it: it is the polyphenols, the part that gives the oil its character and keeps it alive over time.
How to use it
Raw, always, and sparingly: this is an oil that makes itself heard. On bruschetta, on ribollita, on pulses, over a steak just off the heat, in a spelt soup. On delicate fish or in mayonnaise it is too much — that is what Raccolto is for.
When to buy it
Pressed in late October, at its best for the first six months. If you like new oil, this is the one to buy now and finish by spring: waiting means losing exactly what makes it different.
Luce or Raccolto?
They come from the same grove and the same three cultivars: only the picking date changes. Luce comes from early-season olives, still green: less oil per olive, more bitterness, more pepper, more polyphenols. Raccolto comes from ripe November olives: better yield, more sweetness, more balance. If you must choose one and have never met new oil, take Raccolto. If you already know what a peppery oil means, take Luce.
How to store it
Dark, cool, closed. Light, air and heat are the three enemies: a bottle on a sunny worktop loses its aroma in weeks, the same bottle in a cupboard keeps for months. Once opened, finish it within a couple of months. No need for the fridge — cold makes the oil cloudy and it clears again, with no harm done.
Sizes and prices
- Bottle 0,25 L — € 12,00 (Sold out)
- Bottle 0,5 L — € 19,00 (Sold out)
- Bottle 0,75 L — € 26,00 (Sold out)
- Tin 3 L — € 78,00 (Sold out)
Technical sheet
- Acidity: ≤ 0,15%
- Harvest: October, hand-picked
- Polyphenols: > 550 mg/kg
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