2020 Harvest! Basilippo Gourmet extra virgin olive oil is the main trademark of the family. The oil is from the very first days of harvest from the trees on the family estate, Hacienda Merrha. The olives are milled within 2 hours of picking and the fruit is hand selected before crushing. It takes 12-13 kg (almost 29 pounds) of green Arbequina olives to obtain 1 liter of Basilippo Gourmet. This is in comparison to 5 kg of olives for every liter of oil for common producers. The aroma is that of fresh green olives, herbs, green leaves, green tomato, banana, green grapes, apple, and artichoke. The flavor is complex and elegant with very light bitterness and a pungent finish with the slight flavor of cayenne and green almond. 500 ml