Te Matuku Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Produced by Te Matuku Grove — producer profile

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Latest Release
2025
1 release recorded

The oil offers green leafy and floral aromas with warm spicy notes, delivering ripe olive fruitiness alongside flavors of salad leaves and rocket, and finishes with a smooth, creamy texture and a black‑peppery pungency. It is made from 100 % hand‑picked Koroneiki and Frantoio olives that are cold‑pressed within hours of harvest on Waiheke Island, without heat or chemicals. This balanced profile pairs well with fresh salads, grilled vegetables, and light seafood dishes. While no specific awards are listed, the oil is certified as extra virgin olive oil.

Evidence over time

Release History

2026
Current harvest year

No release has been recorded for this harvest year yet.

1999
Producer established

Te Matuku Grove was established in 1999.

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Sensory Profile

Fruitiness 4.6
Fruitiness refers to the aroma and taste of fresh, ripe or green olives in the oil.
Bitterness 3.5
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 7.2
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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Estimated Based on profiles for: Koroneiki, Frantoio .

Place & provenance

Sense of place

This oil is listed as originating in Waiheke Island, North Island, New Zealand.

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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 originWaiheke Island, North Island, New Zealand
Harvest & milling

How it was made

The olives are listed as being harvested manually.

Why choose it

These practices may appeal when you value hands-on harvesting, cooler fruit handling or direct estate control over milling.

Worth knowing

They describe production methods, not elapsed harvest-to-mill time or proof that the finished oil is fresher or better.

Product informationHand picked
Olive composition

Blend

The latest release lists Koroneiki, Frantoio.

Why choose it

A blend can combine complementary cultivar traits and offer a broader flavour profile.

Worth knowing

The listed varieties do not reveal their proportions or prove a particular blending intention.

Release dataKoroneikiFrantoio

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