OLIO CASTELLO DI BROLIO 2024
OLIO EXTRA VERGINE DEL CHIANTI CLASSICO DOP
OLIVE GROVES
The olive groves at Brolio are located at 350-500m a.s.l.
GROWING SEASON
The seasonal trend of 2024 saw a rainy and at times warm spring. Severe rains during the flowering caused a decrease in the fruit yield. The hot and dry summer has on the one hand avoided the presence of the olive fly, but on the other, it has stressed the olives. On the second ten days of October, the return of the rains have rehydrated the olives, allowing the extraction of elegant oil and with a balanced spicy and bitter taste.
OLIVE HARVEST
The olives were harvested by hand with olive rakes by 21 October 2024.
CRUSHING
The olives were processed within eight hours of harvesting in a continuous-cycle mill. The pasta was churned for 30 minutes at 25°C.
STORAGE
Upon arrival at the storage area, the oil was filtered and stored in stainless steel containers in an environment protected from the air.
TASTING NOTES
Intense green colour. On the nose, it is very fruity, with hints of freshly cut grass and lettuce. On the palate, it is smooth, with a balanced bitterness and a delayed spiciness that makes this oil persist in the aftertaste.
VARIETY
Moraiolo, Leccino, Frantoio.
CHEMICAL AND ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS
Acidity: 0.14 % in oleic acid
Number of peroxides: 3.5 meq O2/Kg
Polyphenols: 472 mg/kg
Alpha-tocopherol = 320 mg/Kg
