Tasting: Intense fruity aroma, with soft herbaceous notes. Great balance and low acidity.
Tasting: Intense fruity aroma, with soft herbaceous notes. Great balance and low acidity.
Production area: the olive groves are located in the municipality of Greve in Chianti (Florence) Extension: 24 ha
Terrain slope: 15-20%
Altitude: 250-320 MSL
Soil type: clay loam with and presence of grain greater than 2 mm
Age of the plants: 25-50 years
Cultivars: 46% Frantoio, 34% Moraiolo, 10% Leccino, 10% Correggiolo
Olive production: 90 quintals
Oil yield: about 13.5%
Olive harvest: done manually with the aid of pneumatic tools between the last ten days of
October and the first ten days of November
Olive oil extraction: the olives are stored in 18-20 kg crates waiting to be pressed; time limit between harvest and pressing about 24 h.
This farm, dating back to 1300, extends for 385 hectares, 90 of which vineyards and 15 olive groves, was acquired by the Folonari family in 1971.
Giovanni Folonari Gran Selezione D.O.C.G.