The jungle
Our oil
Within each drop, a landscape.
And the patience of one who has never been in a hurry.
True goodness needs nothing else: it all begins with a good harvest directly from the tree, careful processing of the olives, and excellent conservation of the oil. We produce extra virgin olive oil with the awareness that every drop is a responsibility. Our crops, chosen and worked with care, tell the story of the land like no other language can.
Made in Italy
Apulian Olives
Maximum acidity of 0.2%
Cold extract
The oil comes from the juice of olives.
Extra virgin olive oil.
We offer single-varietal and multi-varietal oils, designed to express the purity and complexity of Apulian olives. Alongside these, a range of flavoured oils with a black cap: delicate, intense, surprising. Its flavour envelops, reminiscent of the serenity of a lit fireplace. Our EVOO can only be conjugated with the verb to taste, in every tense, in every way, finite and infinite, pronounced by the mouth, the tongue, the lips which is music that leads back to the knowledge of the farmers, to the water and the sun of Puglia.
Extra virgin olive oil
From the juice of the olives comes extra virgin olive oil. True goodness needs nothing else: it all starts with a good harvest straight from the tree, careful processing of the olives and excellent preservation of the oil.
Extra virgin olive oil
Fruity monovarietal
Every drop of it seems to possess the mystery of poetry and the perfume that inhabits it. You pour it onto the plate and its tears make love with the palate as if it were the breath of a universe of rewarding sensations.
Extra virgin olive oil
Aromatised
Flavoured oils are born directly from consumers' dreams, who wanted to combine the superior quality of our extra virgin olive oil with the most well-known flavours of the Mediterranean diet, to playfully use them on a wide variety of dishes.
Extra virgin olive oil
Bonbonniere vial
The excellent La Selva Extra Virgin Olive Oil contained in a precious, hand-decorated maiolica flask.
A keepsake? An important gift? You decide.
How is it produced?
Collection
The harvest is the first gesture of respect towards the oil that will be. The olives are carefully selected at their optimal ripeness to preserve their integrity, aromatic profile, and nutritional value. Each drupe is a promise that we carefully escort to the mill.
Weighing
Once they arrive at the oil mill, the olives are precisely weighed. This is a fundamental step to ensure traceability, yield control, and transparency at every stage of the production process.
Leaf removal and washing
The process begins with olives that have been carefully destemmed and de-branched, then washed using modern equipment that treats each individual drupe as if it were a promise. The cleaning takes place without mechanical stress, eliminating residues and impurities before the actual processing.
Crushing
Olives are pressed with precision. We use cutting-edge technological equipment by Pieralisi, guarantee of qualitative and quantitative excellence at every stage.
Our crusher, equipped with a double motor and an exclusive counter-rotating grid, gently crushes the olive, minimising mechanical stress and peroxide formation. The carefully designed shape of the hammers and grids allows for sharp-edged crushing, essential for effective and uncompromising malaxation.
Beneath the breaker, a single-screw pump activates a pressurised air and water cleaning system: every pipe and every passage is thoroughly sanitised, guaranteeing the complete absence of cross-contamination between batches. Here, cleaning is not a detail, but a form of respect.
Granulation
The resulting paste is rested in individual, hermetically sealed kneaders to protect it from oxygen, the invisible enemy of quality. At a constant temperature between 18 and 20°C, it is slowly mixed by helical blades which, with controlled and harmonious movements, promote the natural union of micro-oil droplets.
Cold extraction
The oil is obtained through a two-and-a-half-phase cold extraction using a centrifuge, an innovative system that reduces water addition, respects the raw material, and enhances every olive. Thanks to this centrifugation, we obtain an oil that is richer in nutrients, more fragrant, and has an authentic taste, capable of conveying the quality of the processing from the very first taste.
Filtering
To obtain an excellent oil, we use a cutting-edge filter, designed to completely eliminate impurities and micro-water particles still suspended after extraction. This is a fundamental step that makes the oil purer, more stable, and perfectly preservable over time.
Preservation
After extraction, the oil is stored in stainless steel silos at a controlled temperature. The environment is protected by an inert nitrogen gas blanket, which prevents contact with oxygen and allows the oil to retain its freshness, stability, and quality over time.
Bottling
When the time is right, we bottle it with the same care we used to produce it. Bottling only takes place when there are active orders, so the oil can remain longer in its ideal environment, protected and stable, preserving its freshness and sensory characteristics.
Only when necessary, we prepare it with care in elegant bottles or in ceramics from Laterza, transforming each piece into a gift. Because for us, giving oil is like giving a memory that smells of home.