The Variety
Dolce di Rossano
A rare Calabrian olive variety — the voice of our hill above Rossano.
Dolce di Rossano is a rare olive variety (cultivar) from the area around Rossano in Calabria, southern Italy. “Dolce” — sweet — points to its mild, balanced profile: less aggressively bitter than many northern Italian varieties, with green fruitiness and a quiet pungency on the finish.
It is the foundation of both Terra di Gaia oils. Our oil comes from a single hill above Rossano — single-variety, picked by hand and cold-pressed within hours. Nothing is bought in or blended.
At a glance
- Variety (Cultivar)Dolce di Rossano
- OriginRossano, Calabria (IT)
- Profilemild, balanced, green-fruity
- Processingcold-pressed, unfiltered
- GradeExtra Virgin Olive Oil
Nobile or Intenso — which one suits me?
Two characters from the same variety and the same hill.
| Feature | Nobile | Intenso |
|---|---|---|
| Character | Ausgewogen · fein · vielseitig | Konzentriert · würzig · langer Abgang |
| Polyphenols | 344 mg/kg | 697 mg/kg |
| Acidity | 0,21 % | — |
| Ideal for | Steak · Suppe · Gemüse | Tatar · Carpaccio · Käse |
| Price (500 ml) | 37,50 € | 50 € |
| To Nobile → | To Intenso → |
Polyphenol and acidity values are laboratory-confirmed (COI method). Ordinary olive oil sits at around 50 mg/kg of polyphenols.