Tenuta Romano Racioppella Extra Virgin Olive Oil 2023

Flos Olei 2024 (97/100)

Our favorite in the line of excellence of the Romano Frantoio: Racioppella  a single variety extra virgin olive oil. Intense fruit flavor, the right balance of spicy and bitter and marked typical notes of grass, tomato, artichoke heart and unripe fruit. The native Racioppella cultivar olives come exclusively from the Samnite hills of the Ponte area, in the province of Benevento.

On the nose it expresses intense hints of medium-intense fruitiness that recall the hints of Racioppella olives still green. The main thought is the unripe tomato. Clear sensations of green vegetables are infused with herbaceous notes of artichoke, celery and unripe fruit. This oil is fresh and clean. It opens on sweet and bitter, followed by intense perceptions of unripe banana fruit. Notes of spicy chili pepper on the finish. It goes well with vegetables au gratin, swordfish salads, vegetable soups, first courses with sausage, red meats or grilled chicken and aged hard cheeses.