The full name of what we call Maussane is, Moulin Jean Marie Cornille Huile D’Olivede la Vallee des Baux de Provence and then the address states Maussane Les Alpilles, which, one could argue, is quite a mouthful. It is fitting that this oil has such a big name.

Maussane is the exemplar, the zenith, the hero, the pinnacle of the buttery, full-bodied, voluptuous French oil.

Yes, we directly import the oil. Yes, the oil is pressed with granite stones in a 17th century building. Yes, they keep the oil in vats to allow the sediment to settle naturally. And yes, the olives are grown in an AOC protected area.

All you really need to know is that adding Maussane to your meal – whether it be on pasta, fresh arugula, drizzled on a grilled steak, or with warm bread – adding Maussane elevates that meal to the realm of poetry.