* Select Harvest: We Do Not Chemically Treat Our Olives. Pressed & Bottled At Peak Flavor For Low Acidity Naturally. Made from 100% Hand-Picked Olives Grown On Select Italian Estates * This Olive Oil Originates On Italian Hillside Estates Where Trees Date Back Over 100 Years and The Soil Is Ideal For Growing The Best Olives. Owing Greatly to Their Unique Microclimate Conditions, Each Estate Is Specifically Selected For The Taste and Quality Characteristics of Its Olive Harvest. Lucini Estate Select Extra Virgin Is An Authentic, Firm and Balanced Tasting Olive Oil - Green, With A Momentary Peppery Finish - Ideal For A Broad Range of Culinary Applications. Only When The Best Olives Are Handpicked and The Greatest Care Is Taken to Capture The Natural Goodness of Healthy Olives Can A High-Quality Extra Virgin Be Produced. By Not Overprocessing The Fruit, By Preserving Its Natural Peppery Finish and Green Aroma, The Extracted Oil Maintains Its Capacity to Absorb Flavors During Cooking - Directly Improving The Way Food Tastes * What Makes Our Extra Virgin Special? Extra Virgin Is A Chemical Term That Does Not Assure Quality Or Taste. Any Olive Oil Meeting A Chemical Requirement of Less Than 1% Acidity Can Be Labeled Extra Virgin. to Assure Quality and Taste, We Handpick At Precisely The Right Time and Press Our Olives Within 24 Hrs of Harvest. Using Only The Most Cared-For Olives, We Are Able to Naturally Produce A Delicious Olive Oil With Less Than 1/2 The Acidity of Regular Extra Virgin