Le Ferre - Multivarietale Extra Virgin Olive Oil (500ml)

Castellaneta sits inland from the Ionian coast, in the Taranto stretch of Puglia where the olive groves run vase-trained across flat, stone-free plains between 230 and 290 metres above sea level. It's here that Le Ferre, a family estate built specifically around olive growing, blends four native cultivars - Leccino, Ogliarola, Frantoio and Coratina - into a Multivarietale oil designed to be the one bottle that does almost everything.

The ratio of the four varieties shifts slightly from harvest to harvest, adjusted to keep the finished blend balanced rather than locked to a fixed recipe chasing a single number. Coratina brings structure and a peppery bite; Ogliarola and Leccino soften it with roundness; Frantoio adds the fresh, grassy top note. The result, per Le Ferre's own tasting notes, is a harmonious oil with a delicate, lightly fruity nose - almond and herbaceous notes - and a pleasant balance of bitterness and spicy aftertaste on the palate, without any one cultivar dominating.

Every stage is built to protect that balance. Olives are picked directly from the tree with mechanical harvesters and moved into perforated crates to keep them aerated, then pressed within 24 hours at temperatures kept below 27°C - true cold extraction. The oil is then held in stainless steel silos under food-grade nitrogen at controlled temperature until bottling, which keeps oxidation to a minimum before it ever reaches the shelf.

Multivarietale is Le Ferre's most versatile bottle - balanced enough for daily use across dressings, marinades, and finishing, without the narrower intensity of the estate's single-varietal and appellation oils.

Best for: Everyday dressing, marinades, roasted vegetables, finishing pasta, and any dish that calls for a reliable, well-rounded extra virgin olive oil.