Toplou Monastery Extra Virgin Olive Oil PDO Sitia
500ML
This extra virgin olive oil is from the ancient Toplou Monastery, located on the
eastern end of the island of Crete, Greece. Toplou is one of the most
significant monasteries in Greece and the largest on Crete, dating back to the
15th century.
The monastery has a network of olive groves, where they produce their own extra
virgin olive oil. Monks at the monastery supervise the entire process from
farming to bottling, producing this outstanding PDO extra virgin olive oil.
It is made 100% from the "Koroneiki" variety of olives. The olive trees are
carefully cultivated during the year and all the olives have been harvested by
hand, without any mechanical methods, crushed in the mill a few hours after
harvesting. The extra virgin olive oil is separated by cold pressing, which
ensures the oil has a low acidity, a unique flavour and high in nutrients.