Bottle photo
Monini Monocultivar Coratina
The one oil in the top ten that comes from a large bottler rather than a single estate. Organic Coratina from Puglia, milled separately by variety rather than blended, and made from the pulp only. Fourth in the World’s Best Olive Oils 2025/26 with 285 points.
The facts
| Cultivar | 100% Coratina, from Puglia |
|---|---|
| Certification | EU organic and USDA Certified Organic |
| Harvest | Picked slightly ahead of full ripeness; year not published |
| Polyphenols | Not published |
| Free acidity | Not published |
| Extraction | Cold-pressed, each cultivar milled separately |
| Formats | 500 ml glass |
Awards
4th · WBOO 2025/26Gold · NYIOOCBest monovarietal · EVOOLEUMGold · Olive Japan 2025
Where it's from
Region map · Umbria and Puglia
Monini is an Umbrian house that has bottled since 1920, but this oil’s olives come from its Coratina country plant at Carpino in Puglia. It is a reminder that scale and quality are not automatically opposed.