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The domaine at Bir Ali Ben Khalifa: rows of olive trees on red earth

Memory has a taste.

Sfax, Tunisia

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Mekki Sahnoun holding his grandson Sami
Jaddy and Sami
An olive tree of the hanchir
An olive tree of the hanchir

Our story

From a grandfather to his grandson.

In 1961, Mekki Sahnoun acquired a bare piece of land in Bir Ali Ben Khalifa. He planted far more than olive trees there: he put all his hopes into it and gave it years of work.

Little by little, the olive trees grew and the estate came to life, carried by his patience and his deep attachment to this land.

Today his grandson Sami picks up the thread of this story, determined to keep it alive and to pass it on in his turn.

The story we haven't finished telling.

Bir Ali Ben Khalifa · Sfax

Tunisia

1961

The hanchir

2040 olive trees

Extra virgin olive oil

Selection

Extra virgin olive oil

Early harvest · 250 ml and 500 ml · First cold press

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Our oils

The essence of a heritage.

One extra virgin olive oil from Tunisia, an early-harvest Chemlali made from rigorously selected olives, for an authentic and timeless taste.

One oil, one gift box

  1. 01

    Mild

    Early harvest · 250 ml and 500 ml

    “The finesse of an early harvest.”

  2. 02

    The First Chapter

    Discovery box, a single bottle.

    “Open this like the first chapter of a book you will love.”

Our method

Proving the standard, without making it the pitch.

Hand harvested
  • Hand harvested

    Picked by hand, at the right moment.

  • Cold extraction

    First press, under 27 °C.

  • Quality & traceability

    One plot, one harvest, one bottle.

  • Origin Tunisia

    Bir Ali Ben Khalifa, Sfax.

  • 2040 olive trees
  • Baâli farming
  • Since 1961
  • Sfax, Tunisia

Professionals

Some stories deserve to be passed on.

Distribution, HORECA, fine grocers, corporate gifts and personalisation.