The best Istrian olive growers

Cattunar

  • EXCELLENT

North Istria

Brtonigla-Verteneglio

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About olive groves

Number of olive trees: 1.100 Altitude: 120 - 140m

Type of soil:

  • Crvena zemlja
  • Siva zemlja

Olive varieties:

  • Frantoio
  • Leccino
  • Istarska bjelica
  • Pendolino
  • Buža

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Additional products from our own production

  • Vino
  • Istarske rakije
Tasting room capacity 60 Free parking

Accomodation:

  • Mali obiteljski hoteli

A guide to the world of extra virgin olive oil

  • 2026: 92/100
  • 2025: 92/100
  • 2024: 89/100
  • 2023: 86/100
  • 2022: 86/100

Description in the Flos Olei guide

Present again in our Guide with a result showing its great progress, this interesting farm is situated on the hills of Brtonigla. Franco and Vesna Cattunar’s main activity is wine-growing, but recently, besides typical wines, they have also started producing quality extra virgin olive oil with the support of their family. The olive grove extends over a surface of 3 hectares with 1,100 trees. In the last harvest 140 quintals of olives were produced, with a yield of 9 hectolitres of oil.

We recommend the selection proposed to our panel, the very good Extra Virgin Cattunar, which is a beautiful intense limpid golden yellow colour with slight green hues. Its aroma is ample and rotund, rich in vegetal hints of artichoke, chicory and lettuce, together with fragrant notes of mint and rosemary. Its taste is complex and elegant, with a strong flavour of cinnamon, black pepper and almond. Bitterness is definite and pungency is distinct and harmonic.

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