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Old French Road Nocellara Extra Virgin Olive Oil

By Old French Road Olive Grove

2025 recorded release

Price per litre
NZD 70
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330 mg/kg phenols

Reported · Method unknown · 2025 release Release history

2 awards · 2 releases

Latest: Bronze · ONZ · 2025

Nocellara del Belice

An extra virgin olive oil pressed from Nocellara olives grown in Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand. A rare variety in Australasia.

Evidence over time

Release History

2026
Current harvest year

No release has been recorded for this harvest year yet.

2025
Harvest date (precision unverified): 1 June 2025
Varieties
Nocellara del Belice

Sensory Profile

Fruitiness5
Bitterness3.3
Pungency4

Awards & recognition

2024

Awards & recognition

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Sensory Profile & Character

Sensory Analysis

Fruitiness 5
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 4
Pungency is the pleasant peppery or spicy sensation experienced at the back of the throat when tasting olive oil.
Polyphenols 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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Measured Sensory analysis from laboratory testing.

Freshness & season

Harvest freshness

Harvest timing helps you judge an oil's age, while filtration and release style affect how quickly it is best enjoyed.

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 informationHarvested 1 June 2025
Place & provenance

Sense of place

This oil is listed as originating in Canterbury, 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 originCanterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Olive composition

Single variety listed

The latest release lists Nocellara del Belice 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 dataNocellara del Belice

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