Black olives and olive oil from Nyons PDO

The olive territory of Baronnies is the most northern in France. Its orchard is composed of more than 95% by a single variety: Tanche, which acclimated perfectly to the weather conditions, sometimes difficult.
Nyons PDO was obtained in 1994 for black olives and olive oil. Nowadays, the PDO area is made up of 53 towns (35 in Drôme, 18 in Vaucluse), the main are Nyons, Mirabel-aux-Baronnies, Buis-les-Baronnies, La Roche-sur-le-Buis, Venterol, Piegon and Sahune.

PDO since : 1994

Number of olive trees : 261 000

Average annual production of olive oil : 300 tonnes

Average annual production of table olives : 350 tonnes

Predominant variety : Tanche.

Its products

Nyons PDO olive oil : Olive oil from ripe fruity taste characterized by intense freshly cut grass and green apple aromas in the nose and hazelnut aromas with light buttered notes in the mouth.

Nyons PDO black olive : Harvested in December and January, the Nyons black olive is finely wrinkled by the dryness of the air and first frosts. Only from the Tanche variety, the natural or in brine preparati on gives to it a “monk’s robe colour” (after contact with air) and a delicious fruity taste recalling undergrowth. “Early” prepared, spotted with fine salt, Nyons olive develops a stronger and more powerful olive taste. It can be used as much for aperitif as for cooking, from starter to dessert.