Salonenque olive oil can

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By choosing our Salonenque olive oil in cans, you are choosing a format that will last for an average of one year. Oil lovers and southern cooks will consume several times a year.

Salonenque olive oil comes from a very Provencal variety, monovarietal. This means that it is obtained from the crushing of a single variety of olive: the Salonenque. It is the queen variety in the country of Salon-de-Provence because it has been present there for hundreds of years.

This exclusivity in the choice of the variety confers to this oil a dress with slightly gilded reflections. In the mouth, it is a lightly intense and balanced oil with a delicate fruity taste and aromas of artichokes, hazelnuts and fresh apples.

Its bitterness and ardency are very light but sufficient to ensure the good conservation of this precious liquid.

Salonenque olive oil is ideal for lovers of light green fruitiness and for entering the world of high-end olive oils. Indeed, many are discovering the subtle flavors and aromas of olive oil and using them in the elaboration of original recipes. Starting with a mild oil and evolving to the green of the fruity aroma and the assurance to discover step by step the aromatic palette of olive oils.

Data sheet

Appellation of origin	Olive oil from France, Provence region, France
Assembly	Salonenque
Vintage	Current year's vintage
Oil intensity	Slight
Dominant aromas	Artichoke, hazelnut and fresh apple Flexible Plant
Area	This oil is made from a dozen hectares of olive trees Château Virant the company cultivates a total of 42 hectares.
Location	The Salonenque olive trees are located in the commune of La Fare-les-Oliviers and Lançon de Provence.
Planting density	On average, we have 333 olive trees per hectare.
Floors	The soil in which the orchards are planted is clay-limestone
Date of harvest	The harvest takes place in October exclusively. The Salonenque variety is the earliest.
Type of crop	The entire estate is certified High Environmental Value Level 3 (HVE3), the most demanding sustainable agriculture there is.
Oliveraie	Salonenque olive oil is obtained from the olive trees of Château Virant
Age of the olive trees	The oldest are from the 1956 frost, the youngest are already 15 years old.
Sorting	All of our olives are visually selected, and the leaves are carefully removed and washed.
Performance	The yields of our trees, oscillate according to the years between 4 and 8 t/ha.
Mention	Extra Virgin
Type of pressing	First cold extraction Continuous chain 12 hours after harvest
Dress	Light green with golden sheen
Type of filtration	Plate filter
Smoke point temperature	210°
Oleic acidity	< 0,3
Peroxide value	< 8
Type of fruitiness	Light green fruity
Type of harvest	The Salonenque trees are selected from the historical orchard of Château Virant. The olives are harvested by hand or with vibrating combs. The olives fall into nets which are emptied into paloxes and transported to the mill.

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