Division 3.6 Specific rules concerning slicing, grating, packaging, etc.

‘Chianti Classico’ oil must be put up in the production area in glass or metal containers of a specified volume in nominal quantities of up to 5 (five) litres. Glass, metal or PET containers of less than 100 ml are also allowed, provided that their packaging complies with the total capacities authorised by the regulations in force. Containers must be closed hermetically using a device which, upon opening, breaks the guarantee seal.

‘Chianti Classico’ extra virgin olive oil must be put up in the geographical production area so as to better guarantee the product’s proof of origin and avoid deterioration and loss of the product’s specific characteristics, defined in 3.2 above, when it is transported in bulk, in particular the typical bitter and sharp notes of ‘Chianti Classico’ extra virgin olive oil, determined by the phenol antioxidant content and the profile of aromatic substances. Exposure to oxygen in the air when being transferred, pumped, transported and unloaded — operations carried out more frequently if bottling takes place outside the production area — could cause the ‘Chianti Classico’ extra virgin olive oil to lose the specific characteristics defined in 3.2 above.