Neither monovarietal, nor assembly

At Domaine Les Opies, we chose to harvest our olives by plot, not by variety. However, our centuries-old plots are historically planted with several varieties and each year some varieties dominate and others disappear, so our olive oil is never the same. Nature decides the taste of Opies olive oil and that’s why we like it.

As with wine, blending in olive oil is a technique that consists of mixing oils from different varieties in defined proportions to create a final product with specific characteristics in terms of flavor, aromas, texture and structure. It is therefore not a mixture of olives, but a mixture of oils, in the same way that blended wines are not a mixture of grapes, but a mixture of wines. This process is widely used in contemporary production.

The objectives to blending olive oil are to obtain a balance, a complexity of aromas, a long lasting taste in the mouth and more generally to maintain a consistency or even a homogeneity of taste from one year to the next. Economically speaking, the blend also serves to make an extra virgin oil and sell it at a higher price than one would sell a virgin oil.

100% Natural Olive Oil

Thanks to the characteristics of the olive, the oil can be considered as pure olive juice. It is the only vegetable oil that does not require a chemical process for its extraction. We consider, at Domaine Les Opies, that it is a shame, even absurd, to add it upstream of production, even if it increases yields.

Based on the principle that nature knows what is best as oppose to, our oil is characterised by the total absence of phytosanitary, pesticide or fungicide treatment, including those authorised in organic cultivation, whether it is soil fertilizer or spraying on trees, this in order to let our olive trees ensure their defense against environmental aggressions themsleves and allow them to produce an olive oil that is as pure as it can be.

The maintenance of the land of Opies is therefore traditional, we naturally fight against the olive’s aggressors and diseases by ensuring the presence and development of a benefactor of flora and fauna on the farm (birds, reptiles, insects, flowers, fruit trees, herbs and plants).

Opies olive oil is more than organic, it is totally natural so the soil, climate and nature define the quality of oil and the quantity produced. We therefore produce quite little on each olive grove, but we promise you an olive oil of exceptional quality and purity.

Our Zero plastic commitment

Since 2020, under the impetus of Nature & Progrès, we have eliminated the plastic transport cans and the plastic duct of the bottler. Thus, transported from the mill in stainless barrels, our olive oil is stored in stainless tanks or barrels with stainless steel faucets. It is drawn on demand and is packaged only in opaque glass bottles. Thanks to this procedure, the olive oil of Domaine Les Opies is never in contact with the plastic material and remains perpetually protected from light.