Prima Raccolta · First Harvest EVOO - 250 ml

Cold-extracted from hundred-year-old Minuta trees at Oliveto Letizia — bordering the Parco dei Nebrodi, Sicily. The Minuta cultivar is a slow food presidium. The style is influenced by the high-elevation mountain terroir, rare cultivars, and carful early harvesting/processing. An elegant and balanced evoo rather than robust and fiery.

Prima Raccolta is the first pressing of each harvest — cold-extracted at the mill. It is the highest polyphenol expression of the Minuta grove: bright, grassy, with a clean peppery finish — the hallmark of a genuinely high-phenolic oil.

Tasting Notes

Aroma of green olive, tomato leaf, fresh-cut grass, and wild herbs — the mountain terroir in the glass. On the palate: mild to medium green fruitiness, clean bitterness, and a lingering peppery finish that's elegant rather than harsh. Smooth mouthfeel with a bright, alive quality that's the hallmark of high-altitude Nebrodi oil.

Pairings

Best as a finishing oil. Drizzle over grilled fish, seafood crudo, steamed vegetables, fresh cheeses, or warm crusty bread. The elegance of the Minuta suits delicate dishes where a bolder oil would overpower.

This is a limited allocation. 500 bottles from the 2026 harvest. Each numbered. Each carrying its own individual NFT on the XRP Ledger — scan the QR code on the neck label to read the harvest record for your exact bottle.

Bottled January 2027, delivered February 2027.

Estate: Oliveto Letizia, Castell'Umberto, Sicily
Cultivar: Minuta (Slow Food Presidium) + Verdello + Biancolilla
Press: cold-extracted at the mill
Provenance: Individual NFT · XRPL Verified · Bottle numbered 1–500
Volume: 250ml
Allocation: 500 bottles, 2026 harvest

The Science

HPLC polyphenol analysis underway — results December 2026.

High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is the gold standard for measuring polyphenol concentration in extra virgin olive oil. We commissioned independent analysis of the 2026 Prima Raccolta harvest. Results will be published here and linked to each bottle's XRPL provenance record.