Huile d'olive de Nîmes

Huile d'olive de Nîmes is a unique-tasting, fruity olive oil mainly made from the Picholine variety of olives in the Gard region in France, where the Mediterranean climate and limestone and clay soil favorably influence the olive trees.

The other main varieties of olive trees include Négrette and Noirette, and all the trees must be at least five years old if the olives are to be used in the production of making Huile d'olive de Nîmes. Nîmes oil is known for its intense, strong flavors, sometimes accompanied with hints of bitterness.

It has scents of green vegetables and artichokes, which develop into notes of red fruit on the palate, and some even say that they taste hints of plum and pineapple. The oil is green with slight hints of yellow throughout. The flavors and aromas pair nicely with a wide variety of food from the Mediterranean, such as cheese, tomato, basil and mint.