Primo Fine Quality - Extra Virgin Olive Oil - Tin

The Tonda Iblea olive variety, one of those that gives life to the prized Monti Iblei PDO, is typical of the vast limestone plateau of south-eastern Sicily which is also our home. We are in the hinterland of the provinces of Syracuse and Ragusa: here, olive trees of this variety have grown spontaneously for millennia among vast plateaus and deep valleys. Centuries-old plants are predominant and alternate with new plants, covering the hills together with carob trees, almond trees and vines. Together with the Moresca, another typical variety of this territory, the Tonda Iblea dominates this territory and produces an oil with a balanced, rich and tasty flavour, intense and persistent, with an unmistakable hint of tomato and fresh grass.

The trees of the Tonda Iblea olive variety are generally large and vigorous, with dull gray leaves. The fruits are large (think on average 6 grams) and have a good ratio between pulp and stone, in fact the oil yield is good (between 16% and 20%). For a long time this olive was used as a table product. The fine oil obtained has an intense fruitiness and a bouquet of various scents, from tomato to almond to cut grass. It is rich in polyphenols and vitamin E.

Extra virgin olive oils from the Tonda Iblea variety are produced in the eastern part of Sicily, in particular in the provinces of Ragusa and Syracuse. The Iblei mountains, which give the area its name, are located between the two provinces and the olive trees, including those of the Tonda Iblea variety, represent the typical and most widespread vegetation.

Primo Fine Quality is a special selection from our Primo family which also includes Primo DOP, certified extra virgin olive oil with Monti Iblei Controlled Designation of Origin, and Primo BIO which comes from our certified organic crops. At the base there is the same meticulous care, the same variety of olives and the same innovative production process.