The oil varieties of the Roberta farm
Olio Roberta products represent a selection of Italian extra virgin olive oils from prized cultivars, crafted with attention to quality, traceability, and the fruit's natural characteristics.
This information page provides a comprehensive overview of the different types available, describing their origins, aromatic profiles, recommended pairings, and organoleptic characteristics.
Each oil tells the story of a territory and a production method that enhances the cultivar's identity, preserving the authentic essence of the olive and its production environment.
From Coratina to Nocellara, to the most delicate blends and productions, the goal is to offer a clear and detailed description that helps users choose the oil best suited to their needs.
Overview of Roberta Oil types: origins, aromatic profiles and pairings
Coratina
Coratina represents the most intense and authentic expression of the most famous Apulian cultivar in the world.
The centuries-old trees from which this extra virgin olive oil is produced rise majestically, generating a powerful, rich, and aromatic product.
The taste profile combines a strong structure with intense fruity notes, with hints of artichoke and herbaceous hints.
It is a harmonious oil, with a natural balance between bitter and spicy, ideal for those seeking character and depth.
Organoleptic notes
- Color: green with golden hues
- Aroma: medium fruity with notes of almond and artichoke
- Flavor: “decisive” structure, medium-intense bitterness and persistent spiciness
Pairings
Perfect with tomato bruschetta, grilled porcini mushrooms, artichoke salads, grilled radicchio, legume soups, and asparagus soups.
Also excellent with first courses with sausage, baked blue fish, poultry, roast lamb, Florentine steak and mature cheeses.
Nocellara
Nocellara is a tribute to the Belice Valley, a Sicilian land rich in history and tradition.
Grown on select plots, it produces an extra virgin olive oil with an extraordinary aroma, rich fruitiness, a rounded and enveloping flavour with hints of tomato leaf and notes of almond and a hint of spiciness.
Its smooth, complex flavor comes from a perfect balance between pulp and stone, making this cultivar an excellence of Mediterranean olive growing.
Organoleptic notes
- Color: intense green or medium-intense green
- Aroma: medium-intense fruity, with green tomato leaf and floral notes
- Flavor: delicate, with a light bitterness and persistent spiciness
Pairings
Ideal on fish dishes, especially raw fish, risottos, beans, white meats and fresh cheeses.
Also excellent with creamed vegetable soups, barley appetizers, sea bass carpaccio, vegetable purees, ovoli mushroom dishes, fried shrimp, steamed shellfish, and baked biscuits.
Cru La Fenice
It is an extra virgin olive oil that comes from the harmonious fusion of selected cultivars within a small area of our estate called "coppa malva", including Nocellara, Carolea and Coratina.
The result is an elegant and aromatic oil, combining intensity and lightness; thanks to these characteristics, it is an oil capable of enhancing any type of dish.
Organoleptic notes
- Color: green with golden reflections
- Aroma: fruity with notes of almond, cut grass and artichoke
- Flavor: robust and harmonious, with medium-intense bitterness and a strong spiciness
Pairings
Perfect with legume appetizers, salmon carpaccio, chicken salads, crudités, marinated vegetables, pasta dishes with asparagus, gratin shellfish, roast fish, poultry, and baked lamb.
Also excellent with fresh stretched curd cheeses.
The Orci
Terracotta jars are small masterpieces of craftsmanship, inspired by Etruscan and Roman traditions, originally used to store oil and wine and now also appreciated as elegant furnishing objects.
Made entirely by hand, they are distinguished by their rounded shapes, embossed decorations and attention to detail, which make each piece unique.
In addition to their practical function, jars are a refined gift idea, original and full of meaning, ideal for those who love cooking, rustic design and authentic objects.
Some models are equipped with a practical tapping hole, which combines aesthetics and functionality.
Available on our farm, the jars are available in 250 ml and 500 ml formats: a handcrafted gift that tells a story and enhances any space.
The Classic
The Classico is the most versatile and everyday line, obtained from ripe olives that give a subtle fruitiness and a very balanced profile.
Its light notes of fruit and cut grass make it ideal both for cooking and for simple raw seasonings.
It is a soft, delicate yet aromatic oil, designed to accompany a variety of preparations without overpowering their flavor.
Organoleptic notes
- Color: pale green
- Aroma: fresh, with hints of cut grass and artichoke leaf
- Flavor: light fruity, balanced and pleasantly herbaceous
Pairings
Suitable for cooking, pan-frying, preserving and marinating meat or fish.
Used raw, it is ideal on soups, vegetables and legumes, light meats, bruschetta, crudités, salads and medium-flavoured fish.
Frequently asked questions about the oils produced by Roberta Organic Farm
What are the main types of Olio Roberta products?
The main varieties include Coratina, Nocellara and Il Classico, each with distinct aromatic profiles and uses.
What is the best oil for fish dishes?
The Nocellara cultivar, due to its fresh green tomato notes and rounded flavour.
What are the differences between a blend and a single-cultivar?
The monocultivar expresses the character of a single variety, while the blend combines multiple cultivars to achieve balance and versatility.
Is Gran Blend suitable for cold dishes?
Yes, thanks to its elegant structure it pairs well with carpaccio, salads and crudités.
