Olivastro
Olivastro is the old local name for the Itrana olive, and this is the monovarietal that made Quattrociocchi’s reputation: organic, picked at the start of October, milled the same day and left unfiltered. Thirteenth in the World’s Best Olive Oils 2025/26.
The facts
| Cultivar | 100% Itrana |
|---|---|
| Farming | Certified organic; 110 ha and roughly 25,000 trees around Alatri |
| Harvest | Autumn 2025; the estate starts picking at the beginning of October |
| Polyphenols | 672 mg/kg (importer figure; the producer’s site is offline) |
| Free acidity | 0.17% (same source) |
| Extraction | Hand-picked and cold-extracted the same day; left unfiltered |
| Formats | 500 ml; also 3 L and 5 L |
Awards
13th · WBOO 2025/26Gold · BIOL 2026Hall of Fame · Flos Olei 2026Best in Class · EVOOLEUM 2026
Where it's from
Itrana is a Lazio native that can be picked green for a fierce, high-polyphenol oil or left to turn black for table olives. Quattrociocchi brought its harvest forward by weeks two decades ago and has stayed there.
Laboratory figures
What has been measured on this oil, and who measured it
Total polyphenols
672mg/kg
The EU 432/2012 antioxidant claim starts at 250 mg/kgSource: importer figure; the producer’s site is offline
Free acidity
0.17%
Extra virgin is capped at 0.80% — lower means fresher fruitSource: same source
Qualifies for the EU antioxidant health claim
At 672 mg/kg this oil is above the 250 mg/kg threshold Regulation 432/2012 sets for hydroxytyrosol and its derivatives, as reported by the importer figure; the producer’s site is offline.