Campania · Benevento

Olio extravergine di oliva Sannio caudino telesino

Delicate, harmonious, herbal, apple-bright, with measured bitterness and pepper.

Geo AMethod Olives are harvested by hand or mechanical aid no later than 31 December and milled by the second day after harvest.

Publication note

Published as a product profile: validated sources do not fully document ingredients and/or method details.

What it is

Extra-virgin olive oil of the Sannio Caudino-Telesino hills, yellow with green shades and notes of herbs, ripe apple and tomato.

Origin place card

This oil belongs to a 35-comune Benevento area across the Telesina valley, Caudina valley and Monte Taburno.

Verified history

Historical depth remains limited; the direct-read source supports identity/core product description but not deeper archival history.

Ingredients

Ingredients not fully documented in validated sources.

Method

Method/process not fully documented in validated sources.

Why travel for it

A bottle becomes a map of the Taburno, Caudina and Telesina hills.

Recreate-it pathway

Use as a product-pairing page, especially with legumes, greens and mountain bread.

Fieldwork questions

Which cultivar dominates by commune? How do local tasters describe Melella notes?

Photo brief

Olive groves below Taburno, yellow-green oil in glass, harvest crates, millstones or modern frantoio.