Mate

HALL OF FAME ISTRIA

North Istria

Savudrija-Salvore

Information and contact

+385 52 759 281
+385 91 269 3800
52470, Savudrija - Salvore
Romanija 60A, Zambratija

Special designations

Oil mill

ZOI Istra

Eko-oznaka

About olive groves

Number of olive trees: 27.500 Altitude: 50m

Type of soil:

Crvena zemlja

Olive varieties:

Frantoio
Leccino
Istarska bjelica
Pendolino
Buža

COMPLEMENTARY OFFER

Tasting room capacity 30 Free parking

Awards

AIPO (2023)

BIOL (2023)

EVOOLEUM (2023)

Il Magnifico (2023, 2020)

Leone d'Oro (2023)

Sol d'Oro (2020)

A guide to the world of extra virgin olive oil

2026: 100/100
2025: 100/100
2024: 100/100
2023: 99/100
2022: 99/100
2021: 98/100

Flos Olei Awards

THE BEST: Hall of Fame 2026

THE BEST: Hall of Fame 2025

THE BEST: Hall of Fame 2024

Description in the Flos Olei guide

Over time Mate has progressed in all sectors of the supply chain, reaching the prestigious goal of the Hall of Fame, confirmed by this excellent performance. Founded by Mate Vekić, who gained his experience in Tuscany, today the farm is run by Aleksandra, who has supplied it with modern extraction and bottling systems and owns 27,500 trees on 69 hectares of surface. In the last harvest 1,742 quintals of olives were produced, with a yield of 208 hectolitres of oil.

There are four Extra Virgin from Organic Farming, the three Monocultivar Bianca Bellezza, Timbro Istriano and Viola Tonda, and the splendid blend Trasparenza Marina, which is an intense limpid golden yellow colour with light green hues. Its aroma is ample and rotund, with vegetal hints of artichoke and chicory and aromatic notes of mint and rosemary. Its taste is complex and elegant, with a flavour of lettuce, black pepper and almond. Bitterness is distinct and pungency is definite and harmonic.