2020 Sesti Extra Virgin Olive Oil

If there is foodstuff that is subject to adulteration, counterfeiting and the influence of organised crime, then caviar and extra virgin olive oil top the list. So the total provenance of shipping our Sesti olive oil from this biodynamic estate is a plus even before tasting it. The Sestis hand harvest, and pick when half the olives are still green and half have turned black, for flavour complexity. They blend three classic Tuscan olive varieties, Corregiolo, Leccino and Moraiolo. Corregiolo olives bring the most robust flavours, spicy and nutty, Moraiolo are the most delicate and subtly flavoured, with Leccino sitting somewhere in the middle. Their 2020 oil is pretty classic in style, full of aromas of cut grass and artichoke, with the finish packing a powerful peppery punch. (CW 15/06/21)