De rustica estate South African olive oil: The best in the world

GARDEN ROUTE | KAROO NEWS - EVOOLEUM Awards is a Spanish competition promoted by Mercacei magazine and AEMO (Spanish Association of Olive Tree Municipalities) which assesses the quality of Extra Virgin Olive Oils from all over the world.

The Spanish produce nearly half of the world’s olive oil.

The EVOOLEUM Awards competition is one of the largest and most prestigious of global olive oil competitions and its independent processes and integrity are of the highest standards.

The competition jury is made up of 26 tasters from 10 different countries who this year, evaluated almost 1,000 blind samples from all corners of the planet before selecting the 100 best EVOOs in the world.

From these 100 best EVOO’s a number of category awards are made by cultivar and style of oil.

This year De Rustica entered its award-winning Coratina oil and is pleased to announce that it won:

Best in Class

BEST MONOVARIETAL/SINGLE CULTIVAR
BEST CORATINA
BEST MIXTURE GREEN AND RIPE FRUITY
BEST FROM SOUTH AFRICA

Champion overall

De Rustica then went on to win the ABSOLUTE BEST OLIVE OIL at the competition over all categories, winning a stunning 97 points.

Number one of 1000 top entrants!

Rob Still of De Rustica Estates said, “this award is testament to the passion and dedication to quality of the entire De Rustica team”.

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Background:

Rust and farms Dohne Merino sheep and olives. The olives are planted over some 140 hectares at altitudes ranging from 400-650m and enjoys cold winters, pure mountain water and Cape sunshine.

Established from 2006, the Estate has regularly and consistently won multiple awards in both South Africa and internationally for the quality of its Extra Virgin Olive Oils.

In an international market that is dominated by the Mediterranean, this achievement yet again showcases the quality of South African Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Not only is this an incredible achievement for De Rustica, but a significant achievement for South Africa and the South African Olive Industry.