Northern Hemisphere
Item #IOO536
California Picual
Country of Origin: California, USA
Medium Intensity
Crush Date: Oct. 2022
TASTING NOTES
This small batch California Picual was harvested from groves in the Capay Valley. It has a sweet, fruity nose and displays notes of stone fruit: peaches and apricots plus some floral characteristics. The finish is peppery with some astringency. While Picual is the most prolific variety in the world, it is exceedingly rare in California.
Country of Origin: California, USA
Robust Intensity
Crush Date: Nov. 2022
TASTING NOTES
This small batch California Coratina displays juicy notes of green granny smith apple, a complex bitter center and delayed, lingering pepper. Tasters award this oil high praise for intense fruitiness.
Item #100231
California Coratina
Country of Origin: California, USA
Medium/Robust Intensity
Crush Date: Oct. 2022
TASTING NOTES
This small batch California Mission was harvested from groves in the Capay Valley and produced by the master millers at Boundary Bend Estate. It displays notes of green tea, almond and endive with some astringency and bitterness. Mission is almost exclusively found in California and has a loyal following.
Item #100110
California Mission
Country of Origin: California, USA
Mild Intensity
Crush Date: Oct. 2022
TASTING NOTES
This delicate California Arbosana is sweet and slightly floral with a creamy mouth feel, pleasing pepperiness and flavor notes of banana and almond. Harvested from groves in the Capay Valley and produced by the master millers at Boundary Bend Estate.
Item #IOO131
California Arbosona
Country of Origin: California, USA
Mild Intensity
Crush Date: Oct. 2022
TASTING NOTES
The California Arbequina was harvested from groves in the Capay Valley and produced by the master millers at Boundary Bend Estate. It contains savory middle herb notes of artichoke and tarragon with fleeting pepperiness.
Item #IOO262
California Arbequina
Country of Origin: Portugal
Robust Intensity
Crush Date: November 2022
TASTING NOTES
Logging total phenol content of 709ppm, this antioxidant powerhouse is loaded with a whopping 189ppm of healthful Oleocanthal which lends this oil its powerful pepperiness. It is unique and complex with tropical fruit characteristics, a sweet berry and cream center and fiery Szechuan peppercorn finish/lingering spicy mouth feel.
Our partner producer (SAOV) in Portugal is using a high vacuum during malaxation to remove all of the oxygen in this processing stage where the oil spends the most time and is most prone to oxidation. This cutting edge and very technical method preserves the phenolic content, the overall chemistry plus the flavor characteristics while reducing other oxidation markers.
Item #IOO562
Lentrisca
Country of Origin: Portugal
Robust Intensity
Crush Date: November 2022
TASTING NOTES
Our iconic Portuguese Cobrançosa displays green, savory notes of bitter radicchio and pungent arugula with a lingering spicy finish.
Our partner producer (SAOV) in Portugal is using a high vacuum during malaxation to remove all the oxygen in this processing stage where the oil spends the most time and is most prone to oxidation. This cutting edge and very technical method preserves the phenolic content, the overall chemistry plus the flavor characteristics while reducing other oxidation markers.
Item #IOO583
Cobrançosa
Country of Origin: Portugal
Medium Intensity
Crush Date: November 2022
TASTING NOTES
The Galega is astringent and peppery with savory, vegetal notes of spicy arugula, hints of sweet berry and fresh cut grass on the nose.
Our partner producer (SAOV) in Portugal is using a high vacuum during malaxation to remove all of the oxygen in this processing stage where the oil spends the most time and is most prone to oxidation. This cutting edge and very technical method preserves the phenolic content, the overall chemistry plus the flavor characteristics while reducing other oxidation markers.
Item #IOO151
Galega
Country of Origin: Portugal
Medium/Robust Intensity
Crush Date: November 2022
TASTING NOTES
Coriana, a new variety is a cross between Arbosana and Koroneiki. It has a unique floral component of nasturtium blossom plus creamy vegetal notes of artichoke.
Our partner producer (SAOV) in Portugal is using a vacuum during malaxation to remove all of the oxygen in this processing stage where the oil spends the most time and is most prone to oxidation. This cutting edge and very technical method preserves the phenolic content, the overall chemistry plus the flavor characteristics while reducing other oxidation markers.
Item #IOO154
Coriana
Country of Origin: Portugal
Medium Intensity
Crush Date: November 2022
TASTING NOTES
Oliana is a recent cultivar and the result of crossing Arbosana and Arbequina trees. It is delicate with a pleasing creamy mouth feel and displays notes of green almond plus lingering banana. High fruitiness scores
Our partner producer (SAOV) in Portugal is using a high vacuum during malaxation to remove all of the oxygen in this processing stage where the oil spends the most time and is most prone to oxidation. This cutting edge and very technical method preserves the phenolic content, the overall chemistry plus the flavor characteristics while reducing other oxidation markers.
Item #IOO965
Oliana
Country of Origin: Italy
Medium Intensity
Crush Date: October 2022
TASTING NOTES
The Sicilian Nocellara displays savory notes and a pleasant creamy mouth feel. Delayed pepperiness builds in the back of the throat signifying the healthy Oleocanthal content present in fresh oil. Flavor characteristics include savory herb, fennel and floral notes with a peppery finish and lingering spicy mouth feel.
Item #IOO895
Nocellara
Country of Origin: Spain
Robust Intensity
Crush Date: October 2022
TASTING NOTES
Hojiblanca is our greenest olive oil and consistently one of our most awarded and complex oils with high fruitiness scores. Flavor notes include green melon, tomato leaf and arugula.
Item #IOO101
Melgarejo Hojiblanca
Country of Origin: Greece
Medium Intensity
Crush Date: October 2022
TASTING NOTES
The Athinolia is creamy and displays notes of baking spice and green almond with a Szechuan peppercorn finish. The lingering spicy mouth feel and slight astringency are the result of healthy Oleocanthal content of 112ppm, comprising 30% of the total phenol content.
Item #IOO570
Athinolia
Country of Origin: Greece
Robust Intensity
Crush Date: October 2022
TASTING NOTES
This limited production early Kalamata has intense pepper on the finish and is highly astringent with notes of arugula, green tea and floral hints of citrus blossom. The combination of picking the fruit at an extremely low green maturity index (early harvest) and minimal processing resulted in high phenol content and of more significance, a very high amount of Oleocanthal at 396.8 ppm. Last year this antioxidant powerhouse tied for 1st place overall in the Worlds Healthiest Olive Oil Competition and took 1st place in the Oleocanthal Category! (NMR phenols* = 1,919 of which Oleocanthal is 1,462).
Item #IOO264
Ultra-High Phenol Kalamata
Country of Origin: Greece
Robust Intensity
Crush Date: October 2022
TASTING NOTES
This early harvest Kalamata is sweet and fragrant with notes of rose petal, artichoke and a creamy mouth feel followed by a wallop of pepperiness consistent with high Oleocanthal content. The combination of picking the fruit early, at an extremely low green maturity index and minimal processing has resulted in high phenol content but more significant: extraordinarily high and healthful amounts of the antioxidant Oleocanthal (338.1 ppm) (NMR phenols* = 1,576 of which Oleocanthal is 1,022).
Item #IOO887
Kalamata Reserve
(High Phenol)
Item #IOO368
Arbosana
Item #IOO102
Melgarejo Picual
Country of Origin: Spain
Medium Intensity
Crush Date: October 2022
TASTING NOTES
This incredibly balanced oil is intensely aromatic and fruity with notes apricot, peach and melon in addition to tropical fruit plus a moderate amount of tomato leaf. High fruitiness and complexity.
Item #IOO564
Biancolilla
Country of Origin: Italy
Mild Intensity
Crush Date: November 2022
TASTING NOTES
The Sicilian Biancolilla is slightly vegetal with a creamy artichoke center, fragrant berry notes and a nice peppery finish.
Country of Origin: Portugal
Mild Intensity
Crush Date: November 2022
TASTING NOTES
The Portuguese Arbosana is perfectly balanced with low bitterness taking high fruitiness scores. Complex notes of clove, baking spice and banana give way to a lingering pepper finish.
Our partner producer (SAOV) in Portugal is using a high vacuum during malaxation to remove all of the oxygen in this processing stage where the oil spends the most time and is most prone to oxidation. This cutting edge and very technical method preserves the phenolic content, the overall chemistry plus the flavor characteristics while reducing other oxidation markers.
Item #IOO562
Lentrisca
Country of Origin: Portugal
Robust Intensity
Crush Date: November 2022
TASTING NOTES
Logging total phenol content of 709ppm, this antioxidant powerhouse is loaded with a whopping 189ppm of healthful Oleocanthal which lends this oil its powerful pepperiness. It is unique and complex with tropical fruit characteristics, a sweet berry and cream center and fiery Szechuan peppercorn finish/lingering spicy mouth feel.
Our partner producer (SAOV) in Portugal is using a high vacuum during malaxation to remove all of the oxygen in this processing stage where the oil spends the most time and is most prone to oxidation. This cutting edge and very technical method preserves the phenolic content, the overall chemistry plus the flavor characteristics while reducing other oxidation
Item #IOO568
Greek Koroneiki
Country of Origin: Greece
Medium Intensity
Crush Date: November 2022
TASTING NOTES
Our Greek Koroneiki has floral notes including rose petal and a creamy green almond center with some sweetness.