Az. Agr. Palagano di Gianfranco Tonti & C

In Rignano Garganico, on the spur overlooking the Foggia Tavoliere, Az. Agr. Palagano di Gianfranco Tonti cultivates olive trees within the perimeter of Dauno DOP, a denomination that includes sixty-one municipalities in the province of Foggia. Their extra virgin olive oil changes color with the season, from vibrant green to full yellow, and offers a distinctly Gargano fruitiness on the nose, rounded off by notes that alternate between spicy and bitter. These are the characteristics that the production specifications associate with this strip of Puglia, where stone, wind, and hilly altitude govern the ripening of the olives. This is a company that measures itself by the genuineness of its product rather than aesthetic yield, keeping clear of commercial formulas. The oil remains the center of everything: a single product that summarizes the character of a territory rather than dispersing it across a range. Within the framework of the denomination, each vintage becomes a direct reading of the climate and soil, without intermediaries, and the oil mill ultimately tells more about the landscape than the brand.

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