Extra Virgin Olive Oil Sabina DOP “LUX”

The Sabine Dop is our point of excellence. It comes from certified olive groves. The olives from these groves are the first to be picked. The gathering is done manually, the olives are picked from the trees and are placed in wicker baskets. Once full, the olives are passed onto a sorting table where the leaves and the olives considered inadequate are eliminated by hand. The olives gathered are then stored in small perforated crates which allow for good ventilation. The small crates are then immerged one by one under fresh running water in order to eliminate dust debris and residue from harvesting. This operation is extremely important especially as in this way the olives maintain their freshness and fragrance until the moment of milling. Once these operations have been carried out, the olives are then taken to the mill to be pressed. This is a very delicate phase, as if the right precautions are not taken, all of our harvesting efforts will have been in vain. To begin with, every component of the mill, which will be in contact with the fruit before pressing, is washed thoroughly using abundant hot water; not forgetting those that will then come into contact with the oil produced. Temperatures for carrying out this process have to be rigorously inferior to 27° C. Having reached this point, the fruit which is still fresh and fragrant is poured with care into the circuit of the mill. After about an hour our oil begins to flow out; only 5 to 6 hours have past since the olives were picked from the tree but an entire year of care and attention has passed.