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Kakariki Premium Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Kakariki Premium Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Kakariki Premium Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Produced by Kakariki Olives — producer profile

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Award Record
2 awards
Across 2 releases · 1 competition Latest: Silver · 2025 ONZ
Phenols
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Latest Release
2025
2 releases recorded
Frantoio Monovarietal

Premium Label Kakariki is a 500ml extra virgin olive oil produced using a single varietal Frantoio. Olives are harvested early in the season from the Kakariki block, with selection focused on grassy and peppery characteristics to create this premium oil.

It suits uses such as drizzling over summer salads, fresh tomatoes and mozzarella, as a finishing oil, for dipping, and for cooking.

Evidence over time

Release History

2026
Current harvest year

No release has been recorded for this harvest year yet.

2025
Harvest Type
Early Harvest
Varieties
Frantoio
2024
2000
Producer established

Kakariki Olives was established in 2000.

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Sensory Profile & Character

Sensory Profile

Fruitiness 4.3
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 4.2
Pungency is the pleasant peppery or spicy sensation experienced at the back of the throat when tasting olive oil.
Polyphenols 8.4
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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Estimated Based on profiles for: Frantoio .

Place & provenance

Sense of place

This oil is listed as originating in Nelson, South 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 originNelson, South Island, New Zealand
Olive composition

Single variety listed

The latest release lists Frantoio as its only recorded cultivar.

Why choose it

A release listing one cultivar is useful when you want to explore that variety's typical character.

Worth knowing

One listed cultivar does not record a percentage, so it should not be treated as proof of 100% composition without a source saying so.

Release dataFrantoio

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Polyphenols 176 mg/kg