

Cultivated varieties > Arbequina (Spanish variety, 50%), Arbossana (Spanish variety, 40%) and Koroneiki (Greek variety, 10%) Production area > Beni-Mellal Area > 300 ha Altitude > 420 metres above sea level Soil properties > 42% clay, 20% loam, 38% sand. Generally, a soil rich in phosphates (pH 7.83) Pruning system > Olive trees pruned into blocks in some orchards, olive trees pruned into hedgerows in others Planting density > for the new 90-hectare orchard: 1,465 trees per hectare (1.50 metres between each tree and 4.5 metres between each row of olive trees) – for the existing 170-hectare orchard: 1,852 trees per hectare (1.35 metres between each tree and 4 metres between each row of olive trees) Production > 545,000 litres of extra virgin olive oil with a maximum acidity of 0.2° Harvest > From late September to late December Extraction temperature > First cold pressing, maximum 26 °C Extraction system > Continuous, eco-friendly two-phase system