Lambert Crudo Extra Virgin Olive Oil 2022

Lambert Crudo Extra Virgin Olive Oil is an unfiltered, cold-pressed Victorian olive oil in a 500ml bottle, available to on-premise customers only.

Wine is what Luke and Rosalind Lambert are better known for, and this oil is made with the same instincts. While their own mill is being built, the fruit is processed at Yea under their direction, then taken to Glenburn and bottled in the Lambert shed. The method is deliberately artisanal: fruit crushed within twelve hours of picking to hold freshness, cold-pressed, and settled only briefly in tank with its sediment to keep the spicy character. There is no filtering, no bleaching, no centrifuging, nothing aggressive. As Rosalind puts it, the hardcore processes take the life out of the oil.

Expect a green, grassy oil with a peppery catch at the back of the throat, which is the mark of fresh unfiltered fruit. Use it raw, as the name suggests: over bread, burrata, grilled fish or a plate of tomatoes. Keep it cool and dark, and use it within the year.