1839 Extra Virgin Olive Oil

History

In 1839 William and Elizabeth Oliver traveled to South Australia from Scotland. Their passage from Scotland to Adelaide was aboard the sailing ship “Delhi’. Sight unseen, they committed to purchase an 80 acre section of land in McLaren Vale from the South Australia Company who had recently surveyed land from the new South Australian colony for free settlers. A homestead was built, wells dug, sheep and cattle were raised, orchards and vineyards were planted, and six generations later, we are still farming the same land. Olives have always been planted on the Taranga property, so we work with local second generation olive oil maker Dominic Scarfo who uses a centrifuge press, allowing us to create this beautiful Cold Pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

Aroma

Fresh cut grass and fruity aromatics

Palate

The palate is generous with creamy cashew nut notes; a fresh green herbaceous brightness, and the signature peppery rocket leaf punch the Oliver’s Taranga 1839 EVOO is loved for.

Wine & Vintage

Although the long drought affected volume again this vintage, long hot summer days have given the 2025 EVOO wonderful concentrated and complex characteristics. Marrying the best of the 2025 harvest to mix our custom blend, we have ended up with 25% Coratina from a single grove in Woodside, Adelaide Hills, 60% Coratina from a single grove in Mt Compass on the Fleurieu Peninsula, 7.5% Frantoio from a single grove at Nangkita on the Fleurieu and 7.5% Manzanillo from a single grove in the Sellicks Hills.