Bilini Extra Virgin Olive Oil

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Verification
Expected
Expected from 2024 release · lab verified
Award Record
2 awards
Across 2 releases · 1 competition Latest: Platinum · 2026 Berlin GOOA
Phenols
386.81 mg/kg
Expected from 2024 release
Latest Release
2025
6 releases recorded

Bilini extra virgin olive oil originates from Istria, Croatia, and results from 25 years of olive grove cultivation by the Rakovac family. Produced from predominantly Leccino, Buža, Istarska Bjelica, Frantoio and Pendolino varieties among the 14 different cultivars grown by Bilini on their estate. Harvest is timed to ensure peak ripeness and lately harvest has been shifting earlier - possibly due to climate change.

Evidence over time

Release History

Phenols (Est.)
~386.8 mg/kg
Estimated based on historical data.
2024 Verified
Harvested: 8 November 2024
Phenols
386.81 mg/kg
Polyphenols are naturally occurring compounds found in olives and other plants. In olive oil, reported phenolic content is a chemistry measure that can be associated with bitterness, pungency and oxidative stability; total phenols are not interchangeable with hydroxytyrosol-plus-derivatives measurement used for the EU-authorised wording.
This reported total-phenol result is not the hydroxytyrosol-plus-derivatives measurement used to assess the EU-authorised olive-oil wording.
FFA
0.15%
Free fatty acids measure the breakdown of fats in oil. Lower FFA values indicate quality and freshness.
Peroxide
3.7
Peroxide value measures the primary oxidation of an oil. A lower peroxide value is better.
2023
Phenols (Est.)
~386.8 mg/kg
Estimated based on historical data.
2022
No release recorded

No release is recorded for this harvest year.

2021
No release recorded

No release is recorded for this harvest year.

2020
Phenols (Est.)
~386.8 mg/kg
Estimated based on historical data.
2019
Phenols (Est.)
~386.8 mg/kg
Estimated based on historical data.
2018
Phenols (Est.)
~386.8 mg/kg
Estimated based on historical data.
2010
Producer established

Bilini was established in 2010.

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Freshness & season

Harvest freshness

The harvest date is disclosed on the bottle or product information, making the release easier to date and compare.

Why choose it

Choose a recent, clearly dated release when you want the most vivid expression of its aromas and flavour.

Worth knowing

A harvest date does not reveal how the oil was stored, so date is an important signal rather than a guarantee of condition.

Product informationHarvest date disclosed
Place & provenance

Sense of place

The oil is listed as coming from a single estate in Croatian Istria, Istria County, Croatia, giving it a specific farm origin.

Why choose it

Choose a clearly identified origin when local identity, traceability and connection to a particular growing area matter to you.

Worth knowing

Origin can make an oil distinctive, but does not by itself guarantee quality or a particular flavour.

Listed originCroatian Istria, Istria County, CroatiaSingle estate
Harvest & milling

How it was made

The olives are listed as being harvested manually.

Why choose it

These practices may appeal when you value hands-on harvesting, cooler fruit handling or direct estate control over milling.

Worth knowing

They describe production methods, not elapsed harvest-to-mill time or proof that the finished oil is fresher or better.

Product informationHand picked

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