Saffron risotto

Cabianca is an organic extra virgin olive oil obtained from olives grown with full respect for the environment. Its profile reflects a careful production process, enhancing the richness of the young, intense fruit and the purity of the territory.

On the nose, the oil is broad with aromatic notes reminiscent of olives at the right degree of ripeness, characterized by notes of freshly cut grass and tomato. A remarkably balsamic and aromatic extra virgin olive oil. 

On the palate, it is fruity with herbaceous notes, where distinct hints of green leaves such as wild fennel, lettuce, and arugula emerge. The finish is harmoniously balanced with bitterness and spicines

GRAPE: Sangiovese from the rows exposed to west.

SOIL: Calcareous sand mixtures.

VINIFICATION: Manual harvesting in cassettes, cooling of the grapes, delicate destemming and maceration in cement with red wine making. Matured in wood and concrete for one year.

CHARACTERISTICS: It has an intense ruby red color with violet reflections. The nose expresses hints of cherry and small red and black fruits sublimated by ethereal notes of licorice. On the palate, the wine is slender, fresh and balanced with a vibrant tannic part, which tells the true soul of the land of Varignana. The savory and persistent finish recalls the aromas perceived to the nose. Serving temperature about 18°C.

ALCOHOLIC DEGREE: 14%

At Palazzo di Varignana there are 400sqm of saffron in the Garden Garden Rio Rosso. The spice called saffron is obtained from the stigmas of the flower of Crocus sativus, belonging to the family of the Iridaceae. Each flower opens in the sun’s rays and closes when it is dark or rainy; inside its corolla it has three stigmas of bright red color, from which the spice is obtained. The stigmas of saffron contain more than 150 volatile aromatic substances, components of its carotenoid-rich essential oil that give the dishes their typical golden yellow colour.

Semi-whole grain rice rich in fiber and vitamins. It is a particularly healthy and tasty food suitable for diets. Ideal for making soups or salads. The semi-integral rice Naturalia goes well with the Saffron of Palazzo di Varignana, the perfect ingredient for a tasty and refined dish. 

Each order is prepared with the utmost care, using customized packaging bearing our brand name. From the choice of materials to the final presentation, we take care of every detail to ensure a shopping experience that reflects the quality of our products and the identity of our brand.

Considered by many to be the elixir of long life, extra virgin olive oil for its health effects is called the “prince of the Mediterranean diet,” recognized as a UNESCO heritage site, Palazzo di Varignana extra virgin olive oil is the ideal food from the weaning of children because of its lipid balance, making it similar to breast milk. The high presence of oleic acid and omega 3 and omega 6 series fatty acids, allies of cardiovascular health, and phenolic compounds, vitamin E and carotenoids, valuable antioxidants, make it valuable for health. What really makes an excellent extra virgin olive oil like ours unique? It is its wide and complex range of micro-components and antioxidant molecules, which originates through rigorous procedures and the choice of the right degree of ripeness for the harvesting of selected olives. This takes place in the shortest possible time to arrive at the milling even within 6 hours, when the cold-pressed olives without physical or chemical treatments give a more intense and aromatic oil, very pure, with excellent organoleptic qualities and very low acidity, to enhance all the nutritional virtues of the fruit of the olive tree.