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Crognale
Crognalegno
A monovarietal of Crognalegno, a local Abruzzese cultivar grown almost nowhere else, from a family mill working since 1948 on the stony Caprafico plateau below the Maiella. Joint-thirteenth in the World’s Best Olive Oils 2025/26.
The facts
| Cultivar | 100% Crognalegno |
|---|---|
| Harvest | Producer lists the 2023/24 campaign; picked early |
| Polyphenols | Not published |
| Free acidity | Not published |
| Extraction | Picked early and milled within hours on granite millstones, cold |
| Storage | Unfiltered, under nitrogen at 15–18 °C; bottled to order |
| Formats | 500 ml |
Awards
13th · WBOO 2025/26Tre Foglie, best intense fruity · Gambero Rosso 2024Cinque Gocce · Bibenda 2024
Where it's from
The estate is a designated custodian of the Intosso di Casoli, a Slow Food presidium variety, and works calcareous, skeletal ground below the Maiella massif. Crognalegno is the other local rarity it keeps alive.
In our shop instead
We do not stock Crognale. These are the closest bottles our retail partner carries.
