Mardouw XXV Medium

Made from Frantoio and FS17 olives grown on the Mardouw Olive Estate near Swellendam in South Africa's Western Cape, this is a moderately balanced extra virgin olive oil and is cold-pressed to preserve its nutty and herbaceous notes. The estate sits at the foothills of the Langeberg Mountains in the Breede River Valley, where a is exposed to a Mediterranean climate. Their (as yet unseen) lab results show a free acidity of 0.35% and a peroxide value of 3.0 meq/kg, pointing to an extra virgin grade.