The olive variety is Mastoidis, also widely known as "Tsounati"
with it’s name originating to the shape of the fruit which resembles to a female breast.
It is a highly polyphenolic olive oil, with a fruity aroma that rewards you the moment you open the bottle. By tasting it, you can distinguish its spicy elements, leaving you a mild bitter taste at the end.
Read Morewith it’s name originating to the shape of the fruit which resembles to a female breast.
and one of the oldest in the Mediterranean region, with certain olive trees being 4000 years old.
and pointed and the height of the tree can reach and exceed ten meters. The oil content of the fruit is +/- 30%.
The Cretan Diet had attracted the interest of the scientific community from the very first detailed world-wide dietary assessment by the Rockefeller Foundation in 1948 that offered impressive results.
Correct interventions throughout the year to strengthen the soil of the olive groves.
Proper pruning and care of olive trees and interventions for disease prevention.
Collection of olive fruit from the olive trees and their placement in plastic crates for their transport to the olive mill after a few hours.
Olive oiling process and the production of olive oil with the cold pressing. Filtering and storage in special tanks.
Packaging and distribution process of the product.
Our olive groves are located in an area of special natural beauty that is part of the Natura 2000 network.
Greece
municipality of Ag. Vasileiou
Idyllic and pristine beaches