Červar

The farm owned by Franko and Rožana Červar is greatly improving, as shown by their score in our Guide. For thirty years the Červar have been running an estate in Novigrad, consisting of about 12 hectares of specialized olive grove with 3,000 trees. In the last harvest 300 quintals of olives were produced, equal to a yield of almost 31 hectolitres of extra virgin olive oil.

There are two very good Extra Virgin selections Červar, the Monovarietal Istarska Bjelica and San Servolo, which is a beautiful intense limpid golden yellow colour with slight green hues. Its aroma is ample and rotund, endowed with vegetal hints of artichoke, wild chicory and lettuce, enriched with notes of mint and rosemary. Its taste is exuberant and complex, with a spicy flavour of black pepper and a sharp almond finish. Bitterness is distinct and pungency is present and complimentary.

For over 25 years the Červar have been running an estate in Novigrad, consisting of about 11 hectares of specialized olive grove with 2,900 trees. In the last harvest 200 quintals of olives were produced, equal to a yield of almost 22 hectolitres of extra virgin olive oil.  

There are two Monocultivar Extra Virgin selections Červar, Istarska Bjelica and the excellent Coratina. Coratina has a beautiful intense limpid golden yellow colour with slight green hues. Its aroma is ample and rotund, with vegetal notes of artichoke, chicory and lettuce, enriched with hints of mint, rosemary and sage. Its taste is exuberant and complex, with a spicy flavour of cinnamon, black pepper and a distinct note of unripe almond. Bitterness is definite and pungency is distinct and complimentary.

Number of trees: 3000

Flos olei points: 97