$78.00
Marfuga L’Affiorante extra virgin olive oil offers a fragrant, fruity, and robust flavour profile with prominent herbaceous, bitter, and peppery notes. It is best used as a finishing oil, drizzled raw over hearty dishes to enhance their natural flavours.
Aroma: Strongly herbaceous with a consistent scent of fresh olives, cut grass, and thistle.
Flavour Profile: A unique and intense olive flavour, characterized by dominant notes of artichoke and unripe almond.
Finish: It provides a bold and balanced bitterness followed by a distinct peppery punch (pungency) that lingers, which is a sign of high polyphenol content.
The robust, intense flavour of Marfuga L’Affiorante makes it a versatile finishing oil for a wide range of dishes:
Soups and Legumes: Excellent when drizzled over hearty vegetable soups, chickpea, or lentil dishes.
Meats and Fish: Ideal for enhancing grilled red meats and “noble” or oil-rich fish such as sea bass, snapper, or bream.
Cheeses and Appetizers: Pairs beautifully with fresh cheeses like burrata or mozzarella, and perfect for simple appetizers like bruschetta (hot bread rubbed with garlic) or pinzimonio (raw vegetables for dipping).
Vegetables and Starches: Use it to finish roasted or raw vegetables, on plain fresh cheeses, or over potatoes.
| Flavour Intensity | |
|---|---|
| Cultivation Type | |
| Cultivar / Variety | |
| Oganic/Bio | |
| Filtered | Yes |
| Food Pairing | Bruschetta, Hard Cheese, Cooked Vegetables, Legumes, Oily Fish, Red Meat |
Frantoio Marfuga is a historic family-run olive oil producer set at the foot of the Marfuga hill near Campello sul Clitunno, Umbria, in one of Italy’s most revered olive-growing landscapes. With roots dating back over 200 years, Marfuga farms and mills with a clear philosophy: respect the land, harvest with intention, and use precision technology only to elevate what nature provides. Every oil is shaped by early, selective harvesting and meticulous milling, preserving Umbrian intensity, freshness and structure while carrying forward a responsibility not just to produce — but to preserve and pass on.
