Oro de Pòe, a condensation of love for the land and our origins.

This oil is a condensation of love. In the early sixties of the last century, the gentleman Gentile Bizzotto and his wife Elisa chose to open the new headquarters of their factory for the production of fabrics in Pove del Grappa, a town in the province of Vicenza famous for its happy microclimate. They also choose the land because it includes an olive grove full of centenary trees, even three centuries old or more.

In the area where our olive grove is located and from the centenary plants of the native "Frantoio Povese" variety we collect and select the olives which, when pressed in purity, give us this extra virgin olive oil that is golden green to the eye and has an intense aroma. , balanced on the palate. Here comes a limited selection of DOP extra virgin olive oil dedicated to a character of our territory who blends history and legend: CAIUS VETTONIUS MAXIMUS We have created an ad hoc packaging for this limited selection of Veneto del Grappa DOP Extra Virgin Olive Oil in half-liter bottles, all strictly hand-numbered and certified by Mipaaf.

First of all, the geographical area in which Tenuta Gentile is located must be considered: one of the northernmost places in Europe where the olive tree grows and bears fruit. The territory of Pove del Grappa is located in a natural valley at the foot of Monte Grappa and is characterized by its mild and breezy climate, therefore relatively low in humidity. For this reason it is called "Conca degli olivi". The high quality of the product is also due to the composition of the cultivation soils which, located in what was once the widened bed of the Brenta river, are alluvial morainic, interspersed with sandy and marly-clayey bands. Then you need to consider the type of olive trees. The native variety "Frantoio Povese" first and foremost, abundantly present in both centenary and younger plants, which produces olives whose oil is much more delicate than that provided by other varieties. Hence the inimitable taste. Finally, an essential role is played by cultivation methods. Under the expert guidance of agronomist Stefano Farronato, the olive trees are treated by combining ancient traditional methods linked to the cycles of nature, with modern devices and techniques.

All these characteristics make Oro de Pòe an oil full of personality. We respect our olive trees both in their morphology and in their physiology. We carry out pruning aimed at facilitating "full-foliage arrangement" to encourage the alternation of branch production which is an important characteristic of olive trees. The fertilizers used are organic based and strictly comply with the national P.A.N. regulations. of integrated control of olive tree diseases also with the use of biological traps to monitor the insects present in the olive grove. The olive grove is completely grassed and the composition of the stable lawn is rich in aromatic essences whose scents are then found in the fruity/herbaceous that characterizes our oil. At the beginning of September we begin to check the ripeness index of the olives depending on the different varieties of plants present in our olive grove. On the basis of these analyses, the date and areas of the olive grove in which to begin harvesting are decided (generally in the second ten days of October). 

 

A unique oil, because the conditions in which it comes to life are unique.