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A single bottle of Olio Novello on a copper and marble counter top
Close up image of fresh olives in a riot of colors from bright yellow-green to crimson to deep purple. Two small branches of leaves rest on top of them.
Brilliant translucent green olive oil, freshly milled, flows from the decanter into a holding tank.
Bright opaque golden-orange olive oil, freshly milled, flows from the decanter into a holding tank.
Close up of Olio Novello bottle shown next to a crusty loaf of artisan bread
A copious amount of oil drips off a piece of chewy artisan bread shown in extreme close up. Part of the Olio Novello label as well as the hard crusty loaf is visible in the background.
FDA Nutrition Facts Panel showing 120 calories per Tbsp
single bottle of Olio Novello stands alone on a plain yet warmly inviting background
A single bottle of Olio Novello is placed in front of a hand hammered copper stock pot.

Lucero Olio Novello 500 ml

Sale price$31.50 Regular price$45.00

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2024 Harvest and Tasting Notes

  • Varieties Selected:  Sevillano / Ascolano Blend
  • Harvest:  Early November 2024
  • Aroma:   Fresh and green
  • Flavor:  Low bitterness, with pungent finish
  • Finish:  Long lasting and harmonious
  • Polyphenols: TBD mg/kg
  • Volume:  500 ml / 16.9 fl. oz.
  • Shipping weight: 30 oz
This year's oil is a lovely blend comprised of 40% Ascolano added to 60% Sevillano. Sevillano is a rare and wonderful variety for making oil as it is typically reserved solely for table olives due to its large pit, dense chewy flesh, and stingy oil yield making the oil, pound for pound, significantly more expensive to make into oil than a botanically high-yield "oil olive" variety such as Arbequina. That said, the effort is worth it as the oil that we are able to extract is notable for its singular "olive-y" aroma.

This November 2024 Olio Novello has a fresh and green olive aroma with relatively low bitterness when compared to our 2022 and 2023 offers, however, retains the signature pungent finish typical of new oils. 

Pairing Suggestions

Oils that are this fresh and robust are best enjoyed with the simplest unadorned foods. Plain bread, rice, potatoes, or pasta.

If you're adverse to too many carbohydrates, enjoy this on simply prepared meats or very mild fruits and vegetables (I would not, for instance, recommend using this oil on bitter greens!). I imagine that this would be outstanding on tuna sashimi with a bit of sea salt taking the place of wasabi and shoyu.

These mild or bland foods will do much to highlight positive fruity aromas and flavors and reduce the sensation of bitterness, especially with the introduction of sea salt. Salt has a well documented chemical interaction with food resulting in mitigating bitter compounds. 

Flavor & Enjoyment

Regardless of olive variety or varieties chosen, Olio Novello's characteristics include bright green flavors, high aroma, and a thicker consistency due to the presence of olive flesh which has not been removed. Best consumed fresh, and traditionally enjoyed on toasted bread with sea salt.

To truly enjoy this oil I recommend no vinegar with your bread; let the flavor of the olives come through. If you'd like to be utterly authentic and you have a fire pit, you can replicate what small Italian farmers do at the local community mill: toast some rustic bread over the fire, liberally douse with the new oil and a sprinkle of salt, and raise a nice glass of Italian vino da tavola to another harvest year and to good health.  

About Olio Novello

Each fall the first oils of the year are eagerly sampled to select one or more superior examples to represent Olio Novello, our New Oil. Much like the tradition of enjoying Beaujolais Nouveau young wine in November, Olio Novello celebrates the new harvest with extra virgin olive oil which has not been filtered nor has it been racked of sediment.

Some companies refer to new oil as Olio Nuovo, however, since my olive oil roots are Florentine, I refer to this oil as it was introduced to me:  "Olio Novello". In any event, it is not Olio Nuevo. "Olio" is Italian for oil, "nuevo" is Spanish for new; the Spanish use the Arab derivation for oil "al zeit", literally "the oil". In Spain new oil is Aceite Nuevo.

Regarding the photos

The photos of olives and fresh oils in the mills shown are from the Williams 160 orchard and Lucero Olive Mill a few years ago and are for inspirational purposes for representation. Despite what our instincts tell us, there is not a direct correlation between olive oil color and flavor. I've illustrated two oils, thick and fresh from the mill from harvests past, and although wildly different in color, both were very bright, highly aromatic and pungent oils.  

The photos of bread feature a freshly baked country loaf from a friend. Read about the Quest for Bread in our collection of stories and serving ideas in our "News & Information" area.
A single bottle of Olio Novello on a copper and marble counter top
Lucero Olio Novello 500 ml Sale price$31.50 Regular price$45.00

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