Lametia

Pressed from the Carolea olive variety, which accounts for the largest part of at least 90%, the extra virgin olive oil Lametia is produced only in the Calabrian province of Catanzaro, particularly along the coastal strip surrounding the Gulf of St. Eufemia, in nine small towns settled around the Tyrrhenian seaside resort of Lamezia Terme.

According to production regulations for Lametia, the olives must be harvested from the time they change color until no later than January 15th of the following year and its acidity expressed in oleic acid may only contain 0.5g per 100g of oil.

This Calabrian oil has a yellow to greenish color and a peppery taste with bitter notes, characteristic for early harvest oils such as Lametia. Because of the higher polyphenols and antioxidants, these early harvest oils also have a longer shelf life.