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Olivastro (wild olive, Olea europaea sylvestris), Lazio. USDA Organic. Rare cultivar; wild olives produce significantly lower yields than cultivated varieties. Herbaceous, bitter, and pungent sensory profile distinct from cultivated Moraiolo.
USDA Organic certified. 'Olivastro' (wild olive) stated as variety — a botanically distinct sub-species. Single family estate, Lazio. Harvest date on label.
Same Quattrociocchi family estate. Three-generation operation. Use of wild olives requires hand-harvesting from unmanaged trees, which is labour-intensive.
Olivastro (Olea europaea subsp. sylvestris) is a distinct botanical category from cultivated olive (O. europaea subsp. europaea). The label accurately identifies this distinction. Reduced yield relative to cultivated varieties is a documented agronomic fact, not a marketing claim.