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Croatian Extra Rare Olive Oil

Name: Croatian Extra Rare Olive Oil
Brand: Citizens of Soil
SKU: CR-2024-Bottle-500-Bundle
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Small-batch. Family-owned. Organically-farmed.

Introducing a new oil from a multi-award winning producer from the Istrian Peninsula in Croatia. They champion rare, local varieties and create insanely-high quality olive oils in a sustainable way on their 10-hectare plot. Their Croatian olive oil is loved by chefs like Gordon Ramsay and it made top-10 globally for small-batch oils with some of the highest international scores at the prestigious EVOOLEUM awards.
1 glass bottle: 500ml
Harvest: October 2024.
Variety: Field blend of Buža, Bjelica, Karbonaca, Moražola, Rožinjola, and Leccino.
Polyphenols: 399 mg/kg (in Dec 2024).
Origin: Vodnjan, Istria, Croatia.
Process: Superior category extra virgin olive oil obtained directly from mechanical (never heat or chemical) means; 0.11 acidity. The olives are milled within hours of being picked. This oil is filtered.
Agriculture: 10 hectares, organically-farmed with regenerative practices.
Soil type: Terra rossa and limestone.
Twenty years ago, Lena’s father, Silvano, revitalised an overgrown olive grove. On it lived 57 centennial trees, all of an indigenous local variety, Buža.

And from the moment Lena tried the juice from the fruits of these once-abandoned trees and experienced her first harvest, she knew that this was her calling.

The whole family now works on their small-batch oils, hand harvested and then milled in a state-of-the-art facility. This quality is reflected in their consistent wins:

⭐️ Gold Award 2018, 2020, 2022 at NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition (USA)
⭐️ World Top 50 Award in the EVOOLEUM Guide 2021, 2022

See their full story.
Tastes like...

This is a field blend of indigenous varieties from the family’s single estate and, as an olive oil sommelier, I’m in awe of its balance.

Nose: Green almond, chicory, and green tomato. You'll smell the vibrancy; it's outstandingly fresh, green and complex.

Palate: It’s bringing a rounded bitterness, a good peppery kick, and all those green aromas come out on the palate too. The finish is long, but super clean, with no greasiness.

Pairs with...
Sitting more in the “finishing oil” space, this oil has a vibrant green balance of flavours and notes that can go across a range of hot and cold dishes.

It really loves a risotto, sings in soups, is amazing in arugula salads, enjoys an aged cheese, and pairs beautifully with dark chocolate.
100% olives from small batches. Nothin' but the juice, baby.

This early-harvest oil comes in at 399 mg/kg of total polyphenols (when tested in Dec 2024), which is above the 250 mg/kg benchmark set by EU Regulation (No. 432/2012) about high-polyphenol olive oils.

Other facts per 100ml:
Energy: 3693kj / 882kcal
Total fat: 100g
Carbohydrates: 0g
Proteins: 0g
Sugar: 0g
Salt: 0g

We open up our independently-verified, lab analysis reports to showcase the oil's quality.

Taste Profile

Fruity

Mellow
Medium
Intense

Peppery

Mellow
Medium
Intense

Bitter

Mellow
Medium
Intense

Customer Reviews

Heaven in a bottle

Fantastic olive oil, probably one of the best top three I have ever had. Top notch quality and moreish flavour. My days start with a generous serving of this olive gold now.

Christmas gift

The olive oil was a requested Christmas present so the recipient was very happy with it.

Delicious oil now one of my favourites but then again i do enjoy them all.

You have opened a whole new culinary experience for us.

Initially ,when I joined Citizens of Olive Oil, I wasn't at all sure about the more peppery oils. However, having now tried a few varieties of oils, I am beginning to appreciate how wonderful they all are. After years of supermarket varieties it is a revelation to learn how tasty real olive oil is. My husband says that his bad knee has definitely improved once I started insisting he has a spoonful at the beginning of each day. Keep up the good work.

Hi Susan, thanks so much for sharing your story. We're thrilled to be a part of your olive oil journey!

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Excellent products and great customer service.

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Croatian Extra Rare Olive Oil

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Small-batch. Family-owned. Organically-farmed.

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