Feelari Biancolilla – 100 ml

Origins

This variety of olive takes its name from an event that occurs during its ripening. Drupes are initially green, and change in a purplish red nuance when fully developed. These olive trees are self-fertile, since they do not need the pollination process to grow up. As a result, the olive tree does not need other cultivars in order to generate fruits. This is also why the oil’s flavor is able to acquire much more aromatic and unique notes.

About the olives

The Biancolilla olive tree is recognizable for its majesty. It has a considerable section size and the foliage becomes really tall for an olive tree. The plant offers a small number of flowers. The leaf has a greenish color with a length that varies from five to seven centimeters.
As for the drupe, i.e. the freshly harvested unripe fruit, it does not weigh more than four grams. Production takes place every other year and offers a yield of 20 percent. This is not very high for an olive tree and is probably a consequence of the pulp scarcity. The Biancolilla olive tree is very strong in lowest temperatures too, even below freezing. Nevertheless, it may not survive any attacks of mange and the infamous olive fly.

As for the olives production, they have to be processed as fast as possible and to the utmost within 8 hours after the harvest, in order to prevent any fermentation process that would ruin its prestigiousness. Finally, it follows a cold milling that helps to keep in all the variety of flavors and aromas of the olive.