Producer: Montalbano Agricola Alimentare Toscana S.p.A.
Brand: Il Genio
Origin: Italy
Blend of Four or More Cultivars
Information provided by the producer.
Tasting Notes and Food Pairings:
It has the typical fruity of Tuscan oil from Montalbano reminding artichockes, green grass and almonds, it is sweet, with nice notes of spiceness and bitterness.
It’s perfect for drizzling over pulse soups, Fiorentina steak, meat carpaccios, and typical tuscan bruschetta.
Fruitiness: Robust
Company Background:
Montalbano Agricola AlimentareToscana S.p.A. is a cooperative, producer and packer of high quality Extra Virgin Olive Oil situated in Tuscany in Vinci, little village in the province of Florence mainly famous for being the birthplace of the genius Leonardo Da Vinci.
Our activity started more than 50 years ago, thanks the activity and work of our members, numbers that have nowadays reached around 2250 farmers. We are directly producers of Extra Virgin Olive Oil Toscano Montalbano IGP in our two oil mills in Vinci (Firenze) and Lamporecchio (Pistoia).
Montalbano is the hill which divides this two provinces and as you can suppose we are in the geographical zone of Toscano IGP (Protected Geographical Indication).
During years we have also started in commercializing other kinds of Extra Virgin Olive Oils directly selected in some oil mills we collaborate, spread in some regions of Italy.
Production Methods:
Cultivation techniques: AGRIQUALITA’ is a mark created by Tuscany Region to identify agroalimentary products obtained by integrated farming, which is an agricoltural practice aiming to develop enviromental care and food safety by reducing agrochemicals.
Company Website: Montalbano Agricola Alimentare Toscana S.p.A.
