Sensory experience
Petit Ribier Mira Luna oil stands out for its delicacy between spices and dried fruits.
Eye
A beautiful golden yellow with green reflections
Nose
A promising mix of crumpled green leaf and fresh almond!
Palate
A smooth texture with an oil that envelopes the palate and expresses with fullness aromas both green of leaf and green woods, and ripe with notes of dried fruit, which extend with a finely spicy finish.
Food & oil pairing
A perfect oil to accompany your raw or cooked vegetables: baked, grilled or steamed vegetables, tians, ratatouille, aioli, vegetable pies, etc. and goes perfectly with white meats: chicken, pork tenderloin or veal cutlet.
It can also be used as an aperitif with bread, to make your marinades or a mayonnaise rich in flavors and to make a fougasse or foccacia.
It is also an oil that will sublimate your sweet and savoury dishes!
Sensory profile
Dominant aromas
Green leaf
Ripe almond
Banana
Hazelnut
Broom
Estate & Olive trees
The Domaine de la Baume in Provence, the promise of an enchanting stroll in the terraces with centuries-old olive trees.
Located at Tourtour in Provence, called "the village in the sky" at600 meters above sea level, the Domaine de la Baume spreads out its 40 hectares over 100-metre elevation, in a string of pretty terraces of forests, scrubland and olive trees coiled on the hillside in a natural amphitheatre gorged with sun. At the heart of the estate, the Baume River distills its sweet sound by traversing a succession of waterfalls and natural tuff ponds lined with century-old oaks.
- Certification
Organic Farming
- Olive variety
Petit Ribier
- Number of olive trees
59
- Age of olive trees
More than 50 years old
Populated by bees, dragonflies, butterflies, birds and roe deer, Domaine de la Baume is an invitation to reconnect with Nature.
Cradle of the living, the Domaine de la Baume is part of the Natura 2000 protected site “Sources et tufs from Haut-Var”, a natural home rich in biodiversity and rare and endangered species. Preserving this richness is our priority here and we work every day to protect the diversity of living in this garden of Eden by cultivating our olive trees in organic farming and according to the principles of biodynamics, observing and listening to nature.
Generations of farmers have tended, pruned and nurtured these olive trees with patience and common sense, and in return they have received their precious green gold. We continue the work of our elders with respect and humility, practicing ancestral cultivation methods, by hand, organically, without treatment or irrigation. And so, we continue to venerate this sacred tree, emblem of Provence, symbol of peace, wisdom and perseverance.
Harvesting & Extraction
Every stage in the production of our olive oils is carried out with care and love of work well done, to bring you an ultra-fresh olive juice, rich in aroma and polyphenols.
We harvest the freshly ripe Petit Ribier olives, at the moment when the olive delivers both green and dried fruit aromas, while keeping a very high aromatic intensity and a subtly spicy finish.
Harvesting and extraction of Frantoio have been carried out separately by our head of culture and his team to enable us to extract an exceptional single-variety cuvée.
Olives have been harvested when temperatures are cool, in the traditional way, using combs and nets laid on the ground. The olives have been then sorted by hand, washed and cold-pressed in a mill within hours of harvesting, and the resulting oil has been filtered immediately to avoid oxidation and offer you an extra-virgin premium olive oil that delivers maximum freshness and aromatic intensity, and remains stable over time.
A typical gem of Haute-Provence
The Petit Ribier is a typical variety of the Haut-Var. This variety gives small olives known for their aromatic intensity with vegetal and fruity notes. The terroir of the Domaine de la Baume and our traditional methods of cultivation without irrigation reveal their aromatic richness and concentrate their polyphenols in an exceptional way.
- Harvest
Traditional comb harvest of freshly ripe olives on November 10, 2023
- Extraction method
Extraction by cold crushing immediately after harvesting, followed by filtration for maximum freshness, intensity and stability over time.
- Our selection
This cuvée comes from the Petit Ribier olive trees on the estate's highest, most isolated terraces. Hardly accessible, they have long been neglected and now give us the best of themselves with this real gem.
Quality characteristics
- Index of oleic acid
0.18 %
- Peroxide index
6.9 meq O2/kg
These very low index of acid and peroxide and well below the maximum levels for the qualification "extra virgin olive oil" are the witnesses of the great freshness of the olives and the quality of their crushing. These are the guarantees of a "premium" oil of very high nutritional quality.
- Total polyphenol level (tyrosol, hydroxytryosol and derivatives)
857 mg/kg of which :
- oleocanthal : 54.5 mg/kg
- oleuropein : 599 mg/kg
This oil is very rich in polyphenols (more than 2 times normal), whose many health benefits are demonstrated.
In particular, polyphenols help protect blood lipids from oxidative stress and thus reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease (by consuming one tablespoon of this olive oil per day).
* Analyses carried out in a laboratory approved by the IOC on jan.9 2024
