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Turinela Extra Virgin Olive Oil Leccino – Single-Variety from Istria, 500 ml

Name: Extra Virgin Olive Oil Leccino – Single-Variety from Istria, 500 ml
Brand: Turinela
Price: 29.0 CHF
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Single-variety: only Leccino olives from one estate, no blend of different varieties or countries

Fruity and balanced: the most approachable variety in our range, with a distinctive emerald green colour

Multi-award-winning olive oil: Platinum award at the Berlin GOOA and Gold award at the Zagreb Olive Oil Festival

Leccino is an Italian variety that has grown in Istria for centuries and has developed a character of its own there. This extra virgin olive oil is single-variety: it is made exclusively from Leccino olives harvested on a single estate. No blending, no mixing.

In the glass, the first thing you notice is the colour, a deep emerald green. On the palate it is the most approachable of our four oils: clearly fruity, with a balanced pungency you can feel without it ever taking over.

If you are looking for an oil that can do a lot without dominating a dish, start here. It is also the oil we recommend to anyone trying a single estate olive oil for the first time who would rather not jump straight into bitterness. Available only in the 500 ml bottle.

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Know your varieties

What is a single-variety olive oil?

Single-variety (also called monovarietal) means the oil is made from one olive variety only. That is the exception rather than the rule. Most olive oils on the shelf are blends, often of several varieties and not infrequently from several countries, because blending makes it possible to keep the flavour the same year after year.

A single-variety oil does the opposite: it shows what one variety produces in one particular place in one particular year, with all the natural variation that brings. Leccino originally comes from Tuscany and is known as a robust, frost-tolerant variety. In Istria, on iron-rich red soil, it develops a noticeably fruitier profile and a milder pungency than in its home region. The same tree, a different oil.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil Leccino – Single-Variety from Istria, 500 ml

Cheap supermarket olive oil

Origin:

One family business, one site in Istria

“Blend of olive oils of European Union origin”: several countries, no single site, no character

Varieties:

Single-variety Leccino

Not stated

Harvest year:

2025, stated on the label

Not stated (this information is optional)

Acidity:

0.09%, tested

Limit 0.80%, actual value not published

Peroxide value:

3.1, tested

Limit 20.0, actual value not published

Extraction:

Cold extracted, below 27 °C

Usually not stated

Information about Extra Virgin Olive Oil Leccino – Single-Variety from Istria, 500 ml

About the product

Leccino olive oil: an Italian variety on Istrian soil

Leccino is one of Italy’s most widely grown olive varieties, and it was cultivated in Istria long before today’s borders were drawn. For centuries the peninsula lay within the Venetian sphere of influence, and the varieties travelled with it. What has changed is not the tree but the place: terra rossa, an iron-rich red soil over limestone, combined with one of the northernmost olive-growing areas of the Adriatic, where nights are cooler than in central Italy. The result is a fruity olive oil from the same variety, with more fruit and less bitterness.

What the colour means (and what it doesn’t)

Leccino oil is strikingly green. This comes from the chlorophyll content of the olives at harvest. The important point: colour says nothing about quality. In official sensory assessment, olive oil is tasted from blue glasses so that the colour cannot influence the verdict. Green is a characteristic, not a mark of quality: beautiful to look at, but not an argument. What does count is how the oil is made: this is a cold extracted olive oil, obtained below 27 °C.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What is single variety olive oil?

An oil made from one single olive variety, also called monovarietal. Most oils on the market, by contrast, are blends of several varieties and often of several countries. A single-variety oil shows the character of one variety in one place, with the natural variation from year to year.

What does Leccino olive oil taste like?

Clearly fruity, with a balanced pungency and only a light bitter note. It is milder than single-variety oils from Buža and milder than our multi-variety blend, without being flat.

What is the best olive oil for salad?

A fruity oil that is not too bitter, because it does not mask the other ingredients. Of our four oils, Leccino is the obvious choice here; the more robust varieties go better with pulses, grilled vegetables and meat.

Why is olive oil green?

Because of the chlorophyll in the olives at harvest time. The colour says nothing about quality. In official tastings, dark blue glasses are used so that the colour does not influence the verdict.

Where does the Leccino olive variety come from?

Originally from Italy. It has been grown in Istria for centuries, and on the region’s red, iron-rich soil it develops a fruitier profile than in its home region.

What does olive oil acidity mean?

Acidity measures the proportion of free fatty acids and shows how carefully the olives were harvested and how quickly they were pressed. Extra virgin olive oil may have up to 0.80%. This oil comes in at 0.09%, almost nine times below the limit.

What is the peroxide value of olive oil?

It shows how far oxidation has progressed. Up to 20.0 mEq O₂/kg is permitted; this oil comes in at 3.1. Low values point to fresh, careful processing.

Is this olive oil cold extracted?

Yes. The term is legally defined and may only be used if the oil is obtained below 27 °C by centrifugation or percolation, without added heat that would change the aromas.

What size bottle is the oil available in?

Only in the 500 ml bottle.

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