Biolea Astrikas Estate Organic
The estate oil of Crete’s stone-mill holdout: Koroneiki from the Dimitriadis family’s groves at Astrikas, crushed under modernised granite stones and pressed on hydraulic presses with stainless-steel filters, the way the island did it before centrifuges. Organic with BioHellas since 1993, PDO-certified annually and carrying an EU 432/2012 claim, all by the producer. “A unique fruitiness, notes of tomato, nuts and wild herbs and a pleasant spicy aftertaste”, in its own words; elsewhere it calls the oil mild and sweet. No recent competition result and no producer-published polyphenol figure — a retailer’s NMR number for one lot is not reproduced here.
The facts
| Cultivar | Koroneiki (share not stated) |
|---|---|
| Harvest | Not published |
| Polyphenols | “High” with EU 432/2012 claim (producer), no figure published |
| Free acidity | Not published |
| Extraction | Stone mill, hydraulic press, cold (producer) |
| Certification | Organic (BioHellas, since 1993) · PDO · ISO 22000 |
Awards
Where it's from
Astrikas is a hill village a few kilometres inland from Kolymvari; the estate is also a visitor mill, open for tours and tastings.
Koroneiki — the varietyLaboratory figures
What has been measured on this oil, and who measured it
Qualifies for the EU antioxidant health claim
At 432 mg/kg this oil is above the 250 mg/kg threshold Regulation 432/2012 sets for hydroxytyrosol and its derivatives.
Pairs well with
In our shop instead
We do not stock Biolea Astrikas Estate Organic. These are the closest bottles our retail partner carries.
