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Old French Road Picholene
Old French Road Picholene
Evidence over time

Release History

Recorded award profile: typically Gold-or-higher across 3 release years; tiers have varied year to year. This describes recorded results, not future awards.

2026
Varieties
Picholene

Awards & recognition

2025
Varieties
Picholine

Sensory Profile

Fruitiness5
Bitterness4.5
Pungency4

Awards & recognition

2024
Varieties
Picholine

Awards & recognition

2020–2023
No release recorded

No releases are recorded for these 4 consecutive harvest years.

2019

Awards & recognition

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Oil Character

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

Changing composition

The latest release lists Picholene as its only recorded cultivar. OlioWise's release data lists different cultivar combinations across harvests.

Why choose it

A release listing one cultivar is useful when you want to explore that variety's typical character. Choose it if you enjoy seasonal variation and seeing how a product changes over time.

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. The changing list does not establish the producer's intention or guarantee a particular flavour difference.

OlioWise-derived from release dataPicholeneComposition changes by harvest

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