Iliada Kalamata PDO
Included as the benchmark: the PDO Kalamata most people outside Greece have actually tasted, bottled by the Gyfteas family’s Agrovim from a network of Messinian growers rather than one estate. Unripe green Koroneiki cold-extracted within 24 hours, medium fruity — green banana, artichoke, cut grass, tomato and dried nuts with a slight peppery finish — in the producer’s sheet. A 2025 NYIOOC Gold is reported through a retailer citing the company; Athena 2025 gave the Iliada line several medals in its published results. Polyphenols and acidity are not published. A reliable, consistent oil rather than a rare one.
The facts
| Cultivar | 100% Koroneiki, green harvest |
|---|---|
| Designation | PDO Kalamata |
| Harvest | Not published |
| Polyphenols | Not published |
| Free acidity | Not published |
| Extraction | Cold, within 24 hours (producer) |
Awards
Where it's from
Kalamata PDO covers oil, not just the table olive of the same name; the zone is the Messinian plain and hills around the city, Koroneiki almost exclusively.
Koroneiki — the varietyPairs well with
In our shop instead
We do not stock Iliada Kalamata PDO. These are the closest bottles our retail partner carries.
