Val di Noto, Sicily
The terroir of Noto
Terroir is not a story you tell. It's a land, a climate, a geology, a human heritage.
Geography
Noto is located in the south-east of Sicily, on the foothills of the Hyblean mountains. The region is bordered by the Ionian sea to the east and shaped by the Anapo valley. The soil is limestone, sometimes rocky, rich in minerals that pass into the fruit.
Climate
Dry, hot summers, mild winters, scarce rainfall concentrated in spring and autumn. This thermal amplitude is exactly what's needed for olives with strong aromatic concentration and almonds with dense flesh.
Varieties
Our oil brings together two olives: Nocellara del Belice, both fleshy and aromatic, and Tonda Iblea, the variety of the Hyblaean Mountains, right next to Noto. Our almonds are the Pizzuta d'Avola variety: long-shaped, sweet and highly fragrant, considered among the world's best by pastry chefs.
Baroque heritage
Noto and its neighbouring cities (Modica, Ragusa, Scicli) were rebuilt after the 1693 earthquake in a unique Sicilian baroque style. Today a UNESCO site. This golden stone, this clean light: they are also the setting of our work.