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Powerful Sicilian PDO by Frantoi Cutrera, mainly from Tonda Iblea. Intensely green with tomato, freshly cut grass and herbs. Full-bodied, complex and beautifully balanced with clear bitterness and pepperiness. Read more
Primo PDO opens with an intensely green aroma dominated by green tomato, freshly cut grass and fresh aromatic herbs. On the palate it is full-bodied and powerful. Bitterness and pepperiness are clearly present, yet beautifully balanced.
This makes Primo excellent with grilled meat, fish, pulses, soups, bruschetta, Caprese, salads and grilled vegetables. This is not an oil that disappears into the background; it deserves to become a genuine part of the dish.
Primo is produced in the Monti Iblei in south-eastern Sicily. According to Cutrera, the olive groves lie at approximately 350 to 450 metres above sea level and are predominantly south-facing.
Many centuries-old olive trees grow here among almond trees, carob trees and vineyards. The limestone-rich landscape and warm Mediterranean climate give the local olive cultivars a distinct identity.
PDO Monti Iblei protects this geographical origin and lays down conditions covering matters such as permitted cultivars, production area and quality control.
Discover Italian olive oil →Cutrera processes Primo exclusively by mechanical means in a modern continuous system. The producer uses two-phase extraction without adding water and keeps the processing temperature below 27 °C.
That may sound technical, but the goal is straightforward. During production, as many of the olive's fresh volatile aromas as possible should be retained while unnecessary exposure to heat and oxygen is limited.
Read more about what happens inside a modern olive mill in The mill – where olives become olive oil.
Primo has an exceptionally long list of distinctions. For recent harvests, Frantoi Cutrera lists among others a Gold Award at NYIOOC 2025, recognition in the Slow Food Italia guide, gold at the Milan International Olive Oil Award 2025 and second place in the PDO/PGI category of Ercole Olivario 2025.
For 2026, the producer mentions among others 5 Gocce di Eccellenza from Bibenda and Top Expo Gold at Monocultivar Olive Oil.
With such a long list, one individual medal matters less to us than the fact that Primo has continued to appear in serious evaluations for more than twenty years.
| Country of origin | Italy |
| Content | 500ml |
| Olive Oil Acidity – Purity Meter – Max. 0.8% for Extra Virgin | 0,15% |
| Peroxide (mEq O₂/kg) – Freshness – Max. 20.0 for Extra Virgin | 5 |
| Polyphenols (mg/kg) – Antioxidants – EU health claim ≥250 | 300 mg/kg |
