Laudemio Frescobaldi - Tuscan Extra Virgin Olive Oil

In the Middle Ages, Laudemio was the name given to the finest part of the harvest — the portion reserved for the lord of the land. The word comes from the Latin laus, meaning praise. Already in that era the Frescobaldi family produced wine and olive oil on their own estates in Tuscany.

The Frescobaldi family has cultivated these hills around Florence for seven centuries. In 1988 they gave the name Laudemio to their olive oil: not a quantity, but a standard — the highest expression of the oil from their own groves, made only from their olives, from their land.

The olives are picked early, in autumn — in October, never beyond November — before full ripeness, to capture their emerald-green colour and aromatic freshness. They are pressed within hours of harvest, in the family's own mill in Pelago, then filtered for a clear, bright oil. The result is intensely fruity, with notes of freshly cut grass and artichoke and a balanced peppery finish.

Recognised internationally: Tre Foglie from Gambero Rosso (2020, 2022), Grande Olio from Slow Food (2018, 2019, 2020) and Gold at the New York International Olive Oil Competition (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022).