Zigante Tartufi Istrian Special Selection Extra Virgin Olive Oil

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Latest Release
2024
1 release recorded

The Istrian Special Selection is an oil produced from a blend of four olive varieties: Leccino, Frantoio, Buža, and Bijelica. The olives are hand picked and cold pressed on the same day. It's is suitable for use in salads, risottos, pastas, meat, and cheese to enhance flavours.

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Release History

2025
Current harvest year

No release has been recorded for this harvest year yet.

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Sensory Profile

Fruitiness 4.3
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 3.5
Pungency is the pleasant peppery or spicy sensation experienced at the back of the throat when tasting olive oil.
Polyphenols 5.5
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: Istarska Bjelica, Leccino, Frantoio, Buža .

Place & provenance

Sense of place

This oil is listed as originating in Croatian Istria, 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 originCroatian Istria, Istria County, Croatia
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 Istarska Bjelica, Leccino, Frantoio, Buža.

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 dataIstarska BjelicaLeccinoFrantoioBuža

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