Ipša Istarska Bjelica is a golden green monocultivar extra virgin olive oil from the rare Istarska Bjelica olives, hand-picked in October and produced organically. It has an intense aroma featuring freshly cut grass, artichokes, mint, and rosemary, evolving into notes of green olives, chicory, almonds, and subtle black pepper, with a mildly bitter and piquant profile. This versatile oil perfectly complements red meat, barbecued fish, mature cheeses, salads, and even chocolate cake, mousse, or ice cream.


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Ipša was established in 1998.
Oil Character
Harvest freshness
Harvest timing helps you judge an oil's age, while filtration and release style affect how quickly it is best enjoyed.
Choose a recent, clearly dated release when you want the most vivid expression of its aromas and flavour.
A harvest date does not reveal how the oil was stored, so date is an important signal rather than a guarantee of condition.
Sense of place
This oil is listed as originating in Livade, Istria County, Croatia.
Choose a clearly identified origin when local identity, traceability and connection to a particular growing area matter to you.
Origin can make an oil distinctive, but does not by itself guarantee quality or a particular flavour.
How it was made
The olives are listed as being harvested manually.
These practices may appeal when you value hands-on harvesting, cooler fruit handling or direct estate control over milling.
They describe production methods, not elapsed harvest-to-mill time or proof that the finished oil is fresher or better.
Single variety listed
The latest release lists Istarska Bjelica as its only recorded cultivar.
A release listing one cultivar is useful when you want to explore that variety's typical character.
One listed cultivar does not record a percentage, so it should not be treated as proof of 100% composition without a source saying so.
Growing choices
The oil records certification to an organic production standard.
Choose the practices and certifications that best match your environmental and farming priorities.
Farming method and certification may guide values-based choices, but do not automatically determine flavour, freshness or nutritional value.
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