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Darling Olives Fynbossie

By Darling Olives

2026 recorded release

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5 awards · 5 releases

Latest: Silver · SA Olive Awards · 2026

Darling Olives Fynbossie Extra Virgin Olive Oil is made in limited quantities from olives hand picked in dry land orchards near Renosterveld fynbos on Alexanderfontein Estate. It is described as a fresh, balanced oil with herbal, grassy, almond, green-fruit and citrus aromas and lingering pungency.

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Release History

Recorded award profile: typically Silver across 5 release years; tiers have varied year to year. This describes recorded results, not future awards.

2026

Awards & recognition

2025
Producer Notes
A well-balanced, fresh oil with aromas of herbs, fynbos, almonds, green grass, green fruit and citrus, followed by lingering pungency.

Awards & recognition

2024

Awards & recognition

2023

Awards & recognition

2022

Awards & recognition

1969
Producer established

Darling Olives was established in 1969.

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Oil Character

Place & provenance

Sense of place

The oil is listed as coming from a single estate in Darling, Western Cape, South Africa, giving it a specific farm origin.

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Listed originDarling, Western Cape, South AfricaSingle estate
Harvest & milling

How it was made

The olives are listed as being harvested manually.

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

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

Product informationHand picked
Farming & certification

Growing choices

The grove is listed as relying on rainfall rather than routine irrigation.

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Farming method and certification may guide values-based choices, but do not automatically determine flavour, freshness or nutritional value.

Product informationDry farmed

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