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Day 2: Meet the Penitents of Les Mées
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Les Mées is the largest olive-growing municipality in the Alpes de Haute-Provence with nearly 80 olive trees around the village, and an exceptional orchard which can boast of having the largest number of olive trees several hundred years old in France. Its olive oil is renowned there for its quality and has been awarded and awarded several times.
You can participate in tastings on request or simply buy products from the store.
To find out more, discover the thematic sheet "Olive oil from Haute Provence AOP".
Moulin des Pénitents the Richard oil mill
La Chauchiere
04190 Les Mees
+04 (92)34 07 67 XNUMX XNUMX
https://www.moulin-des-penitents.fr/
Fortuné Arizzi oil mill
Arizzi Mill
The Mas des Pins
04190 Les Mees
+04 (92)34 04 80 XNUMX XNUMX
https://www.moulinarizzi.com/fr/
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Haute Provence PDO olive oil
"Olive oil from Haute-Provence AOP" is one of the seven Protected Designations of Origin in France, according to European legislation for olive oils (Nyons AOP, Vallée des Baux de Provence AOP, Aix en Provence AOP, Haute -Provence AOP, Nice AOP, Corse AOP and Nîmes AOP).
Aglandau, the dominant variety in this region, is particularly sensitive to the terroir. At altitude on clay-limestone soils like Les Mées, its taste is powerful. It is characterized by a nose of freshly cut grass, raw artichoke or tomato leaf.