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Valencano Bjelica
Valencano Bjelica
Valencano Bjelica
Valencano Bjelica
Valencano Bjelica
Valencano Bjelica
Valencano Bjelica
Valencano Bjelica
Valencano Bjelica

Valencano Bjelica

By Valencano Olive Oil

2025 recorded release

Price per litre
EUR 43.8
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Istarska BjelicaBianchera Shapeshifter
Organic

Valencano Bjelica is an organic extra virgin olive oil made from the Istarska Bjelica (Bianchera) variety, harvested in early in the season from the groves in Bale, Istria, Croatia. It offers an intense green fruitiness, with pronounced bitter and spicy notes, classified as a well-balanced oil of excellent quality. Featuring low acidity and high polyphenols, it has earned prestigious awards including Gold at the 2023 New York International Olive Oil Competition and Flos Olei recognitions.

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Evidence over time

Release History

2026
Current harvest year

No release has been recorded for this harvest year yet.

2025
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Varieties
Istarska Bjelica Bianchera
2024
Harvest Type
Early Harvest
Varieties
Bjelica
Phenols
605
Evidence not recorded · Method unknown
FFA
0.19
Evidence not recorded · Method unknown
Peroxide
3.4
Evidence not recorded · Method unknown
Fruitiness
6.4
Evidence not recorded · Method unknown
Bitterness
6.1
Evidence not recorded · Method unknown
Pungency
6.7
Evidence not recorded · Method unknown

Sensory Profile

Fruitiness6.4
Bitterness6.1
Pungency6.7
2023
Harvest date (precision unverified): 5 October 2023
Harvest Type
Early Harvest
Varieties
Bjelica

Sensory Profile

Fruitiness6.2
Bitterness6.5
Pungency6.7
2006
Producer established

Valencano Olive Oil was established in 2006.

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Oil Character

Place & provenance

Sense of place

This oil is listed as originating in Bale, Istria County, Croatia.

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 originBale, Istria County, Croatia
Olive composition

Changing composition

The latest release lists Istarska Bjelica, Bianchera. OlioWise's release data lists different cultivar combinations across harvests.

Why choose it

A blend can combine complementary cultivar traits and offer a broader flavour profile. Choose it if you enjoy seasonal variation and seeing how a product changes over time.

Worth knowing

The listed varieties do not reveal their proportions or prove a particular blending intention. The changing list does not establish the producer's intention or guarantee a particular flavour difference.

OlioWise-derived from release dataIstarska BjelicaBiancheraComposition changes by harvest
Farming & certification

Growing choices

The oil records certification to an organic production standard.

Why choose it

Choose the practices and certifications that best match your environmental and farming priorities.

Worth knowing

Farming method and certification may guide values-based choices, but do not automatically determine flavour, freshness or nutritional value.

Certification details listedCertified organic · Unspecified

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