Product Description

Zimarino Estate Masseria Don Vincenzo is located in the extreme south of Abruzzo in an ecosystem where the orographic position and the nature of the terrain offer an ideal environment for olive growing. The close presence of the woods creates a micro-climate in the olive groves making phytosanitary treatments of the plants unnecessary; therefore it is only natural to practice organic farming techniques in view of the absence of pathogenic agents and parasites, resulting in the production of a superior quality extra virgin olive oil. The adopted soil and water management cultivation technique is the planting of the Mars variety broad bean with a subsequent planting of grass. This legume works fairly well in organic farming as it is characterised by a rapid and abundant biomass production of which there can be made an excellent cultivation of green manure. Moreover, it creates an elevated competition with pest infestations in its first development phases while subsequently making important nitrogen contributions to the soil. The olive grove extends over a surface area of 4.*7.*5 hectares and is prevalently cultivated in the varieties of Chieti Mild, Leccino, Moraiolo, Chieti Nebbio and in small percentages also with the coltivars of Ascolana and Pendolino: all farmed according to the tradition of the integrated pest control method. The olive groves have an eastern exposition – therefore with a better solar ray exposure – united with the experience of cultivation that attends daily to the needs of each single cultivar and of the operations of harvesting and pressing carried down over the generations, which allow the production of an excellent extra virgin olive oil. The particular geo-morphological characteristics of the terrain and the environment that surrounds it along with the hot Mediterranean sun create that special microclimate that confers upon the fruit the ideal maturation for the production of an oil of the highest quality of nutrition.