Olive Oil

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Originally posted by Board-O:
We brought back the best we've ever tasted, La Fabresse, from Provence.

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Originally posted by vinoman7:
By far the best olive oil I've ever had was Antinori's Pepppoli. All I would need is a glass of wine and a loaf of bread to accompany this and I could make a meal of it.

I do not believe they sell this in the US though.

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Originally posted by wine+art:
Nolan, as you know, we have olive oil tasting parties every year. I will try to find some of the notes.

There is a great olive oil store in Austin. Let me know if you have not been there, and I will get you the address.

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Originally posted by NolanE:
I forgot you mentioned the oil parties, those sound amazing.

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Originally posted by NolanE:

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Originally posted by wine+art:
Nolan, as you know, we have olive oil tasting parties every year. I will try to find some of the notes.

There is a great olive oil store in Austin. Let me know if you have not been there, and I will get you the address.

I forgot you mentioned the oil parties, those sound amazing.

And no, I'm not familiar with that store. I'd love some info.

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Originally posted by Seaquam:
I spent a wonderful afternoon yesterday with the charming owners of the olive farm and mill who produce the olive oil that won the international competition in Tokyo last year. They are 2 sisters in Fontvieille en Provence, France, who are the tenth generation of their family to work their land and produce great olives and great oil, who are well-educated and erudite, who had many options in life, and who made the wonderful choice to respect the traditions of their ancestors and continue an idyllic and peaceful lifestyle that, I think, would highly appeal to any of us.

They make a green and a black oil, not inexpensive but worth whatever you pay. The green is rich and fruity, a bit of almond taste, with a nice kick of pepper at the end and a long finish. I preferred it to the black, which is more expensive and in much shorter supply.

The oil is called Moulin Mas Saint Jean, from the AOC Vallée des Baux de Provence. It is exported in small quantities to distributors in Ontario, Quebec, and New York City only. If you come across it, buy it, dip some good bread in it, perhaps a touch of sea salt, and enjoy. I have had some excellent olive oils; this is certainly one of, if not the, very best.

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Originally posted by winetarelli:

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Originally posted by Seaquam:
I spent a wonderful afternoon yesterday with the charming owners of the olive farm and mill who produce the olive oil that won the international competition in Tokyo last year. They are 2 sisters in Fontvieille en Provence, France, who are the tenth generation of their family to work their land and produce great olives and great oil, who are well-educated and erudite, who had many options in life, and who made the wonderful choice to respect the traditions of their ancestors and continue an idyllic and peaceful lifestyle that, I think, would highly appeal to any of us.

They make a green and a black oil, not inexpensive but worth whatever you pay. The green is rich and fruity, a bit of almond taste, with a nice kick of pepper at the end and a long finish. I preferred it to the black, which is more expensive and in much shorter supply.

The oil is called Moulin Mas Saint Jean, from the AOC Vallée des Baux de Provence. It is exported in small quantities to distributors in Ontario, Quebec, and New York City only. If you come across it, buy it, dip some good bread in it, perhaps a touch of sea salt, and enjoy. I have had some excellent olive oils; this is certainly one of, if not the, very best.

I've had the green olive one. In addition to your descriptors I would say it is very floral. Light on its feet yet, as you say, rich. (Also, slightly lighter in color than the flavor intensity would suggest.) Anyway, I did not know its etymology until reading this post, so thank you. And I agree, it is one of the very best olive oils around.

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Originally posted by Seaquam:
The oil is called Moulin Mas Saint Jean, from the AOC Vallée des Baux de Provence. It is exported in small quantities to distributors in Ontario, Quebec, and New York City only. If you come across it, buy it, dip some good bread in it, perhaps a touch of sea salt, and enjoy. I have had some excellent olive oils; this is certainly one of, if not the, very best.

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Originally posted by futronic:

I just tried the Moulin Mas Saint Jean Green Fruity...

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Originally posted by VinT:
In yet another example of how these Forums are a bad influence on me, this post caused me to track down the importer and distributor of this product in my area. I'm having a case of "Green Fruity" delivered to my office tomorrow. Thanks a bunch, Seaquam!

(p.s. If you didn't have room for any oil in your returning luggage, let me know and I would be happy to shlep some to Vancouver for you on my next trip there.)

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Originally posted by wine+art:
We have been enjoying Huile d'Olive de La Vallee des Baux de Provence recently a great deal.

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Originally posted by shavez:
VinT - could you let me know by email who the distributor is? I may need to give them a shout too...

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Originally posted by wine+art:
We have been enjoying Huile d'Olive de La Vallee des Baux de Provence recently a great deal.

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Originally posted by VinT:
Don't look at me. This is all Seaquam's fault!

Sadly, I have none left to share, as the 12 bottles I scored have all been promised or delivered to fellow Forumites. However, I will send you an email today with the name and number of the local importer. He might be able to point you in the right direction.