DRINK AT THE SOURCE
The essence of Sparta in every drop
During the sacred rhythm of the olive harvest, the same handwoven bags and baskets from another era are filled with olives. Our grandparents used no nets, they picked the olives right off the ground, wounding their hands on stones. Our family still collects the olives by hand, we tend to the trees individually, and this has a positive bearing on the olive oil. Old rhythms perdure…
The olives are harvested throughout the winter, when the trees are shrouded in mist. Later, the trees will be pruned so the sun can reach the olives. In the spring the trees flower. All summer long the olives grow. Then, the harvest will begin again. The trees bear…
Our nutrient-rich harvest
We harvest and blend 3 exceptional varieties of polyphenol-rich olives in equal proportion: Koroneiki, Athinolia and Koutsourolia. This balance is unique to our lands and results in highly antioxidant olives charged in polyphenols and healthy golden green first cold pressed extra virgin olive oil, with a mildly piquant taste, full of texture and long lasting aftertaste – perfect for all ages and all meals.
KORONEIKI – fine texture, fresh cut grass, piquant, lasting after taste, intense green colour, up to 400mg/kg of polyphenols nutrients, antioxidant
ATHINOLIA – full body texture, intricate fruity fragrances, very piquant, long lasting after taste, golden green colour, over 700mg/kg of polyphenols nutrients, antioxidant
KOUTSOUROLIA – full body texture, fine and fruity, mildly piquant, long lasting after taste, golden green colour, up to 400mg/kg of polyphenols nutrients, antioxidant