KANTE Cuvée

Name: KANTE Cuvée
Brand: Kante

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Award Record

5 awards

Across 2 releases · 3 competitions Latest: Gold · 2026 JOOP

Phenols

250 mg/kg

Expected from 2024 release

Latest Release

2025

2 releases recorded

Istarska Bjelica Leccino Maurino Frantoio Shapeshifter

Extra virgin olive oil cuvée is a blend of multiple olive varieties, principally Istrska belica, Leccino and Maurino, supplemented by other selected varieties. Obtained directly from olives using mechanical processes. It exhibits fresh, fruity notes with medium bitterness and spiciness. Aromas include green and fruity elements reminiscent of olive leaves, aromatic herbs, apple, artichoke, tomato leaves and freshly mown grass, balanced with sweet almond.

Evidence over time

Release History

2025

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Varieties

Istarska Bjelica Leccino Maurino Frantoio

Phenols (Est.)

~250 mg/kg

Estimated based on historical data.

2024

Harvested: 1 October 2024

Harvest Type

Early Harvest

Varieties

Belica Leccino Maurino

Phenols

250 mg/kg

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.
This reported total-phenol result is not the hydroxytyrosol-plus-derivatives measurement used to assess the EU-authorised olive-oil wording.

1992

Producer established

Kante was established in 1992.

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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 3.3

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 5.5

fresh almond butter herbs smooth artichoke fresh herbs

Estimated Based on profiles for: Istarska Bjelica, Leccino, Maurino, Frantoio .

Place & provenance

Sense of place

This oil is listed as originating in Vipavska dolina, Gorizia, Slovenia.

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 originVipavska dolina, Gorizia, Slovenia

Olive composition

Changing composition

The latest release lists Istarska Bjelica, Leccino, Maurino, Frantoio. EVV's release data lists different cultivar combinations across harvests.

Why choose it

A blend can combine complementary cultivar traits and offer a broader flavour profile. Choose it if you enjoy seasonal variation and seeing how a product changes over time.

Worth knowing

The listed varieties do not reveal their proportions or prove a particular blending intention. The changing list does not establish the producer's intention or guarantee a particular flavour difference.

EVV-derived from release dataIstarska BjelicaLeccinoMaurinoFrantoioComposition changes by harvest