Blue Earth Intense Blend

Produced by Blue Earth Olive Oil — producer profile

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Award Record
5 awards
Across 2 releases · 1 competition Latest: Best in Class · 2025 ONZ
Phenols
544 mg/kg
Expected from 2024 release
Latest Release
2025
3 releases recorded

Blue Earth's Intense Blend is a robust extra virgin olive oil produced from a combination of Manzanillo and Koroneiki olive varieties. This gutsy oil is specifically formulated to complement dishes with robust flavours.

Evidence over time

Release History

2026
Current harvest year

No release has been recorded for this harvest year yet.

2025
Available: 7 June 2025
Phenols (Est.)
~544 mg/kg
Estimated based on historical data.
2024
Producer Notes

Harvested after a prolonged hot summer in New Zealand's Wairarapa, the oil presents an aroma of green banana and tropical fruit complemented by woody notes, and delivers an intense flavour with a well‑balanced bitterness and pungency.

Phenols
544 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
0.2%
Free fatty acids measure the breakdown of fats in oil. Lower FFA values indicate quality and freshness.
2023
Phenols (Est.)
~544 mg/kg
Estimated based on historical data.
1996
Producer established

Blue Earth Olive Oil was established in 1996.

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Sensory Profile

Fruitiness 5.2
Fruitiness refers to the aroma and taste of fresh, ripe or green olives in the oil.
Bitterness 3.7
Bitterness is a positive sensory attribute of an EVOO. It can also signal the presence of phenolic compounds.
Pungency 3.5
Pungency is the pleasant peppery or spicy sensation experienced at the back of the throat when tasting olive oil.
Polyphenols 6.6
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.
green apple almond fresh herbs balanced green tomato artichoke

Estimated Based on profiles for: Manzanillo, Koroneiki .

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

This oil is listed as originating in Wairarapa, North Island, New Zealand.

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 Zealand
Olive composition

Blend

The latest release lists Manzanillo, Koroneiki.

Why choose it

A blend can combine complementary cultivar traits and offer a broader flavour profile.

Worth knowing

The listed varieties do not reveal their proportions or prove a particular blending intention.

Release dataManzanilloKoroneiki

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