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VIP drop — Croatian Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Name: VIP drop — Croatian Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Brand: Citizens of Soil
SKU: CR-375-BottleBundle
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Small-batch. Family-owned. Organically-farmed.

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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 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.

Harvest: October 2022.

Variety: Field blend of Buža, Bjelica, Karbonaca, Moražola, Rožinjola, and Leccino.

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...

Nose: Green almond, chicory, and green tomato.

Palate: Clean. Moderately bitter with an intense peppery finish.

Pairs with...
Really loves a risotto, sings in soups, 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 382 mg/kg of total polyphenols, 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: 3374kj / 821kcal
Total fat: 91.2g
Carbohydrates: 0g
Proteins: 0g
Sugar: 0g
Salt: 0g

Taste Profile

Fruity

Mellow
Medium
Intense

Peppery

Mellow
Medium
Intense

Bitter

Mellow
Medium
Intense

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VIP drop — Croatian Extra Virgin Olive Oil

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