Organic Greek Extra Virgin Olive Oil 500ml (Citizens of Soil)

Greek Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Delicate & Herby. Selected to elevate the everyday from a small grove in Sparta, pair this elegant oil with salads, pastas, pestos and potatoes.

• Small-batch.
• Family-owned.
• Certified organic.
• Harvest: December 2024
• Variety: 100% Koroneiki
• High polyphenol content 552 mg/kg (250mg/kg is the mark set by EU Regulation for high-polyphenol olive oils).
• Origin: Sparta, Peloponnese, Greece from Vilia and Kargakos families.
• Process: Superior category extra virgin olive oil obtained directly from mechanical (never chemical) means; achieving 0.21% acidity. The olives are milled within 24 hours of being picked. This oil is filtered.

Tastes like... Fresh and buttery, with an initial aroma of fresh-cut green grass, followed by the fragrance of artichokes and tomato. On the palate, it has a smooth and delicate creamy feel, with distinct herby notes like oregano and dried basil coming through. The finish here is pleasant with a tingling cracked pepper spice.

Pairs with... Pestos: In fresh, herby sauces like pesto, chermoula, and chimichurris! Perfect to put this over pasta, beans, potatoes.

Salads: Marinating summer tomatoes or drizzled over fruit salads.

Ice cream: Poured over vanilla ice cream with a bit of sea salt, or with crème fraîche over a chocolate cake with berries in the sunshine.