A quick taste of Gallo Portugal’s Late Harvest and the you’ll notice how smoothly the deep flavor of dried fruits comes through. Left longer on the tree before harvesting, the olives have had a chance to transform the strong bitter juice into a riper and aromatic oil.
Try this as a dip for any quality bread. Simply tear the bread into hunks of roughly equal sizes to serve to family and friends. Place a dipping bowl of this oil on the side. It makes a tasty starter that will let them know they’re in for a good meal. This oil is best for salads as the enhance the vegetable’ natural sweetness. Feel free to drizzle over fish dishes. Also works well for cheeses.
As the olives ripen on the tree they lose some of the juiciness that goes into making olive oil. But there is a return. The olive fruit becomes sweeter and fruitier, losing the bitterness of young green olives. By the time olives are ready to be made into Gallo Portugal Extra Virgin Olive Oil Late Harvest, the flavor has matured and mellowed.
Gallo Portugal has spent over a century producing and supplying only the finest olive oils. The company has 200 awards won across the globe in the most prestigious food and beverage competitions is a testament to the company’s continued excellence.
The Gallo Portugal Extra Virgin Olive Oil Late Harvest boasts of receiving Gold Medla for The Olive Oil Sommelier, Association of Japan 2020 and Gold Medal for Damina I00c, Italy, 2020