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Blue Earth Tuscan Blend
Blue Earth Tuscan Blend

Blue Earth Tuscan Blend

By Blue Earth Olive Oil

2026 recorded release

Price per litre
NZD 52
Buy 2026 harvest

355 mg/kg phenols

Reported · Method unknown · 2026 release Release history

3 awards · 3 releases

Latest: Silver · ONZ · 2026

FrantoioLeccino

Blue Earth's Tuscan Blend is a peppery extra virgin olive oil blending Frantoio and Leccino varieties, both originally Tuscan cultivars.

This premium oil has received numerous accolades including a Silver Award at the 2023 New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards, Gold Awards in 2019 and 2022, and international recognition with a Gold medal at the 2018 New York International Olive Oil Awards.

Evidence over time

Release History

Recorded award profile: typically Silver across 3 release years; tiers have varied year to year. This describes recorded results, not future awards.

2027 Predicted release · unconfirmed
Expected availability: 19 June 2027
Varieties
Frantoio Leccino

Sensory Profile

Fruitiness5
Bitterness3.5
Pungency3.8

Award outlook · prediction

  • Silver · predicted

    Olives New Zealand Awards

How this outlook is estimated

Based on this oil's recorded award history. These are anticipated tiers if the oil enters and receives a recorded result; they are not guaranteed awards.

  • Olives New Zealand Awards: 2 recorded release years, consistently Silver
2026
Available: 30 June 2026
Buy 2026 harvest
Varieties
Frantoio Leccino

Sensory Profile

Fruitiness5
Bitterness3.5
Pungency3.8

Awards & recognition

2025
Available: 7 June 2025
Varieties
Frantoio Leccino

Awards & recognition

2024
Bottled: 10 February 2024
Varieties
Frantoio Leccino
Producer Notes
The oil is characterised by a distinctly peppery flavour profile.
2023
Varieties
Frantoio Leccino
Phenols
193
Evidence not recorded · Method unknown
FFA
0.1
Evidence not recorded · Method unknown
2018–2022
No release recorded

No releases are recorded for these 5 consecutive harvest years.

2017

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 3.5
Bitterness is a positive sensory attribute of an EVOO. It can also signal the presence of phenolic compounds.
Pungency 3.8
Pungency is the pleasant peppery or spicy sensation experienced at the back of the throat when tasting olive oil.
Polyphenols 4.3
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.

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 Frantoio, Leccino.

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 dataFrantoioLeccino

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