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Blue Earth Intense Blend
Blue Earth Intense Blend

Blue Earth Intense Blend

By Blue Earth Olive Oil

2026 recorded release

Price per litre
NZD 52
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413 mg/kg phenols

Reported · Method unknown · 2026 release Release history

7 awards · 4 releases

Latest: Silver · ONZ · 2026

ManzanilloKoroneiki

Once again the 2026 summer has given Blue Earth an Intense Blend of Manzanillo and Koroneiki olives, harvested in June from the stony Te Muna Terraces near Martinborough where a gentle north-facing slope catches the sun above the Ruakokoputuna River. The family's sustainable practices on the old river terrace contribute to the blend's gutsy robust character - suited to food with robust flavours.

Evidence over time

Release History

Recorded award profile: typically Silver across 2 release years; tiers have varied year to year. This describes recorded results, not future awards.

2027 Predicted release · unconfirmed
Expected availability: 6 August 2027
Varieties
Manzanillo Koroneiki

Sensory Profile

Fruitiness5
Bitterness4
Pungency3.5
2026
Available: 5 September 2026
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Varieties
Manzanillo Koroneiki
Producer Notes
The 2026 harvest followed a summer that produced an intense olive oil.

Sensory Profile

Fruitiness5
Bitterness4
Pungency3.5

Awards & recognition

2025
Available: 7 June 2025
Varieties
Manzanillo Koroneiki

Awards & recognition

2024
Varieties
Manzanillo Koroneiki
Phenols
544
Evidence not recorded · Method unknown
FFA
0.2
Evidence not recorded · Method unknown
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.

Awards & recognition

2023
Varieties
Manzanillo Koroneiki
2022
No release recorded

No release is recorded for this harvest year.

2021

Awards & recognition

1996
Producer established

Blue Earth Olive Oil was established in 1996.

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Sensory Profile & Character

Sensory Analysis

Fruitiness 5
Fruitiness refers to the aroma and taste of fresh, ripe or green olives in the oil.
Bitterness 4
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 5
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.
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Measured Sensory analysis from laboratory testing.

Place & provenance

Sense of place

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

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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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