Paolo Cassini Extremum Extra Virgin Olive Oil 2023

Flos Olei 2024 (98/100)

Bibenda 5 Gocce (2023)

Flos Olei 2023 (98/100)

Paolo Cassini crafts Extremum from early harvested green Taggiasca olives. This is different from other Taggiasca oils, and it has a much more emphatic expression. The character is simply, not mild. 

Paolo originally created this oil as a test, a bit of an experiment, to see if he could make an “intenso” oil from Taggiasca. He succeeded famously and this oil has garnered many awards. 

Extremum is crafted from the olives of a single grove of 400 trees, yielding only 1500 bottles of extra virgin olive oil. Only 750 liters!

This is an intensely fruity oil with notable bitter and spicy characteristics. 

It’s ideal on warm, fresh bread. The beauty and character is present whether on raw or cooked vegetables, fish and seafood dishes, soups, risotto, soft cheese and roasted white meats, such as veal and pork.