EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, DELICATE IN SOUTH AFRICA

There are many things that work towards growing great olives. Like wine, the soil, elevation, and climate each play a role in the eventual outcome of this most prized of fruits. Almost inedible raw, olives can be preserved or pressed to extract their oil. Extra virgin olive oil from the lime-rich clay soils of Robertson Delicate is a blend of Mission and Frantoia varietals, picked mid-season, which result in an oil that is soft and almost buttery in texture Flavour notes: fruity, with green and ripe olive notes, as well as fresh apples, walnuts and almonds Recommended uses: beautiful with salads, as well as to cook with or marinade meats Wondering where all the flavour notes come from? Read a bit more about How to taste olive oil.