Blue Earth Classic Blend

Name: Blue Earth Classic Blend
Brand: Blue Earth Olive Oil
Price: 52 NZD
Availability: InStock

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Award Record

Silver

2025 · ONZ

Phenols

492 mg/kg

Expected from 2024 release

Latest Release

2026

4 releases recorded

Barnea Picuado Frantoio Leccino Shapeshifter

Blue Earth's Classic Blend is a well-balanced, fruity olive oil featuring a long lingering finish. The 2024 harvest combines four olive varieties: Barnea, Picual, Frantoio and Leccino.

This consistently awarded oil has received recognition including Best in Class at the 2018 New Zealand Olive Oil Awards, Gold medals in 2018 and 2020, and Silver medals in 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023 at the same competition.

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Release History

2027 Predicted

Expected availability: 18 June 2027

Varieties

Barnea Picuado Frantoio Leccino

Phenols

~492 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

~0.1

Free fatty acids measure the breakdown of fats in oil. Lower FFA values indicate quality and freshness.

2026

Harvested: 1 June 2026

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Varieties

Barnea Picuado Frantoio Leccino

Phenols (Est.)

~492 mg/kg

Estimated based on historical data.

2025

Available: 6 June 2025

Varieties

Barnea Picual Frantoio Leccino

Phenols (Est.)

~492 mg/kg

Estimated based on historical data.

2024

Producer Notes

The oil offers a green almond, artichoke and grassy aroma, underpinned by a well‑balanced, fruity palate with clean bitterness and a lingering, gentle pungency that extends into a long finish.

Varieties

Barnea Picual Frantoio Leccino

Phenols

492 mg/kg

FFA

0.1%

Free fatty acids measure the breakdown of fats in oil. Lower FFA values indicate quality and freshness.

2023

Varieties

Barnea

Phenols (Est.)

~492 mg/kg

Estimated based on historical data.

1996

Producer established

Blue Earth Olive Oil was established in 1996.

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Sensory Profile & Character

Sensory Profile

Fruitiness 4.4

Fruitiness refers to the aroma and taste of fresh, ripe or green olives in the oil.

Bitterness 3.3

Bitterness is a positive sensory attribute of an EVOO. It can also signal the presence of phenolic compounds.

Pungency 3.4

Pungency is the pleasant peppery or spicy sensation experienced at the back of the throat when tasting olive oil.

Polyphenols 6.1

green apple grass herbs clean artichoke fresh herbs

Estimated Based on profiles for: Barnea, Picuado, Frantoio, Leccino .

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 informationHarvested 1 June 2026Harvest date disclosed

Place & provenance

Sense of place

The oil is listed as coming from a single estate in Wairarapa, North Island, New Zealand, 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 originWairarapa, North Island, New ZealandSingle estate

Olive composition

Changing composition

The latest release lists Barnea, Picuado, Frantoio, Leccino. EVV's release data lists different cultivar combinations across harvests.

Why choose it

A blend can combine complementary cultivar traits and offer a broader flavour profile. Choose it if you enjoy seasonal variation and seeing how a product changes over time.

Worth knowing

The listed varieties do not reveal their proportions or prove a particular blending intention. The changing list does not establish the producer's intention or guarantee a particular flavour difference.

EVV-derived from release dataBarneaPicuadoFrantoioLeccinoComposition changes by harvest