Alziari Estate Olive Oil

Alziari Estate Olive Oil

Estate grown and pressed.

Direct from their jewelbox shop in the heart of Nice, Alziari's classic olive oil in the elegant blue tin has been one of our most popular extra virgin olive oils for years. It's made with a blend of olives from long-standing partners of the Alziari family, trucked in from the local area. But while the Alziaris use a blend of olives for most of their oil, on their own estate they also have a small grove of olive trees, from which they press a small amount of oil. For years, they made so little of their own oil that there was only enough for the family's own use. But in recent years, the Alziari family has expanded their estate bit by bit, adding a few more trees here and there, and in the process growing their supply. Now, for the first time, the Alziari estate oil is available for purchase.

The olives aren't the only difference here. The way the oil is pressed is different, too. To produce this oil, Alziari presses using an ancient Provençal technique. They start by grinding the black-ripe olives in an old stone mill. Then the pomace is scooped into flexible baskets and placed under an old-school metal press, which squeezes the oil out.  The new oil lands in a basin filled with water, where it floats to the top. It's skimmed off little by little by hand using a tool that looks like a teaspoon the size of a shovel. It's a labor intensive process—one that I've practically never seen used by any other oil maker—but it's a very gentle way to extract the oil.

Extra virgin olive oil 
Cailletier olives
Light and elegant flavors
2023 Harvest

Alziari Estate Olive Oil

O-ALZ-YEL 250 ml tin
Current Price $25
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