V – IGP Toscano Colline di Firenze 2020

V – IGP Toscano Colline di Firenze

First bottling year

2020

Olive varieties

Frantoio 70%, Moraiolo 10% Leccino 10% other Tuscan varieties 10%

Olive harvest

Harvested by hand or with mechanical aids directly from the trees during October and November. The work is organised so as to damage neither the trees nor the olives.

Pressing and extraction

The oil is extracted within 4 hours of harvesting, thanks to a dedicated, state-of-the-art line on the estate capable of producing oils with a high polyphenol content. The cold extraction process, adapted to each specific batch of olives, can run the crusher at different speeds, with vertical malaxers able to work under slight vacuum. The oils are filtered through plant-based filters to remove any residual water.

Appearance

Emerald green with golden reflections.

Nose

The Volmiano IGP 2020 is our interpretation of the unique character of the 2020 harvest. The estate unfolds across steeply sloping land, where olive growing is a heroic undertaking, over rocky plateaux and down into cool clay valleys. We want its elegant aromas of lettuce and fresh olive to speak of the balance of Spring 2020, of the damp breezes carrying the scents of wild herbs.

Palate

The bitter notes of cardoon and chicory capture the wide day-to-night temperature range we saw over the last summer, and recall the “green” we tend with respect and care. The spiced notes of marjoram, closing with a pleasant, clean peppery finish, refresh the palate and speak of autumn 2020, which brought a perfect alternation of warm days and rainfall before turning not too cold at harvest time. At Volmiano, the Gondi family chose to sacrifice the quantity that 22,000 trees would have allowed, in favour of a singular quality that makes every oil produced here unique and inimitable.

Pairing

The Volmiano IGP is an ingredient of the very highest quality, and can therefore be paired with any recipe, its measure calibrated according to the contribution one wishes it to make.