Citizens of Soil Croatian Extra Rare Virgin Olive Oil - 500ml Glass Bottle

Citizens of Soil Croatian Extra Rare Virgin Olive Oil. Loved by Gordon Ramsay, this high-quality and sustainable variety made the top 10 globally for small-batch oils. This Croatian olive oil is limited to 1 bottle per order.

Small-batch. Family-owned. Certified organic.

Introducing a new oil from a multi-award winning producer from the Istrian Peninsula in Croatia. They champion rare, local varieties and create insanely-high quality olive oils in a sustainable way on their 10-hectare plot. Their Croatian olive oil is loved by chefs like Gordon Ramsay and it made top-10 globally for small-batch oils with some of the highest international scores at the prestigious EVOOLEUM awards.

Variety: Field blend of Buža, Bjelica, Karbonaca, Moražola, Rožinjola, and Leccino.

Polyphenols: 399 mg/kg.

Origin: Vodnjan, Istria, Croatia.

Process: Superior category extra virgin olive oil obtained directly from mechanical (never heat or chemical) means; 0.11 acidity. The olives are milled within hours of being picked. This oil is filtered. 

Agriculture: 10 hectares, organically-farmed with regenerative practices.

Soil type: Terra rossa and limestone.

The Producers.

Twenty years ago, Lena’s father, Silvano, revitalised an overgrown olive grove. On it lived 57 centennial trees, all of an indigenous local variety, Buža.

And from the moment Lena tried the juice from the fruits of these once-abandoned trees and experienced her first harvest, she knew that this was her calling.

The whole family now works on their small-batch oils, hand harvested and then milled in a state-of-the-art facility. This quality is reflected in their consistent wins:

⭐️ Gold Award 2018, 2020, 2022 at NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition (USA)
⭐️ World Top 50 Award in the EVOOLEUM Guide 2021, 2022

Taste & Pair.

Tastes like...

Nose: Green almond, chicory, and green tomato.

Palate: Green vegetables. Moderately bitter with a medium peppery finish.

Pairs with...
Really loves a risotto, sings in soups, amazing in arugula salads, enjoys an aged cheese, and pairs beautifully with dark chocolate.

100% olives from small batches. Nothin' but the juice, baby.

This early-harvest oil comes in at 399 mg/kg of total polyphenols, which is above the 250 mg/kg benchmark set by EU Regulation (No. 432/2012) about high-polyphenol olive oils.

Other facts per 100ml:
Energy: 3693kj / 882kcal
Total fat: 100g
Carbohydrates: 0g
Proteins: 0g
Sugar: 0g
Salt: 0g

Citizens of Soil have opened up their independently verified lab analysis reports to showcase the oil's quality.

About Citizens of Soil.

Michael met Maria on a boat between Santorini and Crete. Her overwhelming Cretan hospitality (which they’re famous for) struck up an instant friendship. Maria came to visit London; Michael returned many times to Greece (soon with the addition of Sarah) and the friendship and ‘extended’ family grew.

With each year and every new visit, we learned more about the culture, the people, the land.

The family are small-holder farmers, making things like wine and fruits, but we became obsessed with the quality and flavour of the oil, in particular.

We started bringing it back for our family and friends in London and the US. Every time we used it, the taste connected us back to Maria's table in Crete. Our friends would try it and re-affirm; there's something special here, y'all...

Our community begins with the farmers. For too long, they’ve been taken advantage of by the olive oil industry—squeezed out of fair profit to fit the global commodity exchange and their oil blended with others so it’s beyond recognition.

We pay our producers above market prices, and directly into their pockets. This way grove owners can focus on the quality of the oil and continue to implement regenerative farming techniques to preserve biodiversity and soil quality.

This is just one way we’re challenging the status quo of the olive oil industry.

You, dear subscriber, gifter and first-time buyer are also a part of this community. Not only does our extra virgin olive oil look beautiful displayed in your kitchen or sitting on the table, it’s also represents your respect for farmers, the environment and your own food experience.

Together, we can learn more with each harvest and enjoy delicious olive oil on more of the food we love.

Buy Citizens of Soil Croatian Extra Rare Virgin Olive Oil - 500ml Glass Bottle at Ratton Pantry.