Dievole Favolosa Extra Virgin Olive Oil 2021

Flos Olei 2023 (98/100)

Flos Olei 2022 (97/100)

Dievole puts its amazing resources to use as they create fantastic Italian extra virgin olive oils.

This new selection is the Favolosa cultivar, or FS17, it is an olive variety obtained in the Seventies through the free pollination of the Frantoio cultivar, with Ascolana tenera. Following this early development they made a careful selection of the plants deemed to be best suited for the purpose.

For Dievole’s Favolosa, the olives are grown in Puglia, and are milled and bottled in Tuscany. These very special plants grown near Salento, while young, are years away from full production. This variety is at the forefront of new plantings that resist the destrictive Xylella.

Experts say the resultant extra-virgin olive oil has a high content of antioxidant polyphenols with a superb cross between piquancy and bitterness, as well as harmony and balance from the herbal fruitiness. Featured notes include artichoke and tomato leaf.

Ideal when served with grilled and roasted meats, soups, roasted vegetables, and pasta.

Best by December 2023.