Loopline Olives Picual Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Produced by Loopline Olives — producer profile

Verification
Lab verified
EVV viewed results
Award Record
3 awards
Across 1 release · 1 competition Latest: Best in Class · 2025 ONZ
Phenols
305 mg/kg
Reported total-phenol result
Latest Release
2025
2 releases recorded

Picual Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Loopline Olives, harvested in 2024. This oil is distinguished by its robust profile with fresh notes of green leaves, cut grass, and fruitiness, complemented by hints of tomato leaf and artichoke. It features balanced bitterness and pungency, finishing smoothly with a peppery touch. Acidity at 0.1% and phenolic content of 190.

Evidence over time

Release History

2026 Predicted
Expected availability: 1 August 2026

Sensory Profile

Fruitiness5
Bitterness3
Pungency3.5
Varieties
Phenols
~248 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.
FFA
~0.1
Free fatty acids measure the breakdown of fats in oil. Lower FFA values indicate quality and freshness.
Peroxide
~2
Peroxide value measures the primary oxidation of an oil. A lower peroxide value is better.
2025 Verified
Available: 1 August 2025

Sensory Profile

Fruitiness5
Bitterness3
Pungency3.5
Varieties
Phenols
305 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.
FFA
0.1%
Free fatty acids measure the breakdown of fats in oil. Lower FFA values indicate quality and freshness.
Peroxide
2
Peroxide value measures the primary oxidation of an oil. A lower peroxide value is better.
2024 Verified
Varieties
Phenols
190 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.
FFA
0.1%
Free fatty acids measure the breakdown of fats in oil. Lower FFA values indicate quality and freshness.
Explore the oil

Sensory Profile

Fruitiness 5
Fruitiness refers to the aroma and taste of fresh, ripe or green olives in the oil.
Bitterness 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 3.6
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.
green tomato fig leaf artichoke bitter herbs

Measured Sensory analysis from laboratory testing.

Freshness & season

Harvest freshness

The harvest date is disclosed on the bottle or product information, making the release easier to date and compare.

Why choose it

Choose a recent, clearly dated release when you want the most vivid expression of its aromas and flavour.

Worth knowing

A harvest date does not reveal how the oil was stored, so date is an important signal rather than a guarantee of condition.

Product informationHarvest date disclosed
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

Single variety listed

The latest release lists Picual 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 dataPicual

Related Oils

Loopline Olives Frantoio Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Listing verification: EVV Verified
Loopline Olives Picholine Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Listing verification: EVV Verified
River Grove Olives Picual
Listing verification: Unconfirmed
River Grove Olives Koroneiki
Listing verification: Unconfirmed
River Grove Olives Frantoio
Listing verification: Unconfirmed