Selvapiana, Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Selvapiana Extra Virgin olive oil is made primarily from Frantoio olives grown at 250–300 metres above sea level. This late-ripening variety is picked while still green, producing a spicy, herbaceous oil. Selvapiana is located in the Sieve Valley, northeast of Florence, where cool mountain air funnels down the valley. This creates one of the coolest olive- and grape-growing areas in Tuscany, resulting in oils that are among the finest and spicy in the region.

The 2025 Tuscan olive oil vintage was varied and, in some cases, challenging. Flowering in May was followed by very hot weather in early June, and an unusually mild July, which in some cases allowed the olive fruit fly to propagate. Thankfully, the resulting damage was mitigated through careful management and monitoring by growers, setting the groves up to withstand a difficult September marked by cooler temperatures and rainstorms. Harvesting began with much better weather in mid-October and concluded in November. After the abundant 2024 vintage, lower yields were anticipated for 2025, with harvest yields expected to be around half of last year’s. However, this is compensated by a better conversion of ‘resa’ (the quantity of oil extracted per olive), which had been exceptionally low in 2024.

Ultra-modern stainless steel continuous presses are used, to produce fresher, cleaner oils that retain their colour and fruitiness for longer. The oil is then settled in a combination of terracotta Orci and stainless steel before being bottled after a light filtration through cotton.