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Aulente Extra Virgin Olive Oil - 17oz. Bottle On the northern coast of Sicily, near his hometown of Alcamo, Nunzio Bastone lives out his childhood dream of making fine olive oil?a passion he inherited from his mother, who once ran a small olive mill. He harvests from his small grove quite early while the olives are still very green and full of flavor, carefully selecting them by type and according to weather conditions before crushing and expertly blending them. Harvesting early (in October and early November) makes for a much lower yield, but the more intense flavor is something Nunzio is justifiably proud of. You can almost taste the warm spicy Sicilian air in this oil. It is round and full with aromas of fresh grass, green tomato, and bitter almond. You?ll want to drizzle it over salads, grilled vegetables, finished pasta dishes, and summer vegetable soups. Aulente means fresh, fragrant, and aromatic. This verse by the ancient poet Cielo, who also hails from Alcamo, describes a rose, but it may as well be describing Nunzio?s olive oil: Rosa fresca aulentissima ch' apari inver' la state. Like the poet Cielo, the verse, and Nunzio himself, this olive oil carries within it a little bit of the lovely land of Sicily. Olives: 50% Cerasuola, 25% Nocellara del Belice, 25% Biancolilla. |
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Available from Amazon Price: $27.99 Updated on 11-28-2008.  |