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Rata Olives Picual Extra Virgin Olive Oil

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Silver
2024 · ONZ
Phenols
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Latest Release
2025
2 releases recorded
Picual Monovarietal

Picual EVOO from Rata Olives delivers a robust, full bodied profile with pronounced bitter and peppery notes, underpinned by ripe tomato and green almond flavors. Made from the Picual variety, the olives are harvested at optimal ripeness and cold‑pressed to preserve high polyphenol content. Excellent for grilling red meats, hearty stews, or as a bold finishing oil for aged cheeses.

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Release History

2026
Current harvest year

No release has been recorded for this harvest year yet.

2025
Varieties
Picual
2024
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Sensory Profile & Character

Sensory Profile

Fruitiness 5.2
Fruitiness refers to the aroma and taste of fresh, ripe or green olives in the oil.
Bitterness 3.2
Bitterness is a positive sensory attribute of an EVOO. It can also signal the presence of phenolic compounds.
Pungency 3.8
Pungency is the pleasant peppery or spicy sensation experienced at the back of the throat when tasting olive oil.
Polyphenols 5.3
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

Estimated Based on profiles for: Picual .

Freshness & season

Harvest freshness

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

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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 Rangitikei, 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 originRangitikei, 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

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