Exceptional Terroir — Thuburbo Majus
The lands of Thuburbo Majus, an ancient Roman city in the heart of Tunisia, offer ideal conditions for olive growing. Mineral-rich clay soils, dry Mediterranean climate, and thermal variations between day and night give the olives exceptional organoleptic properties. It is on these sacred lands that CARTAEA premium olive oil is born, an extra virgin olive oil that captures the essence of the Mediterranean terroir.
Millennial Heritage of Tunisian Olive Oil
The olive tree has been present in Tunisia for over 3,000 years. The Carthaginians were among the first to perfect extraction techniques, later passed on to the Romans who developed a true olive oil industry. Today, Tunisia is the world's fourth-largest olive oil producer, renowned for the exceptional quality of its extra virgin olive oils. This millennial tradition lives on in every bottle of premium olive oil CARTAEA.
Premium Quality — Excellence of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Tunisian olive oil stands out for its purity and polyphenol richness. Endemic varieties like Chetoui produce extra virgin olive oil of remarkable finesse, with herbaceous, fruity, and slightly peppery notes. CARTAEA perpetuates this tradition of excellence by selecting only the best olives from each harvest, cold-pressed within 6 hours of picking to preserve all freshness and aromatic complexity.