IGADI YE-OLIVA BOUTIQUE OLIVE ESTATE
A great terroir for award-winning Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Igadi ye-Oliva Estate is situated in a beautiful valley in the Western Cape where the klaasvoogd River flows in sweeping meanders . The homestead dates back to the 18th century and bears witness to the history of this land and the families who cultivated it passionately.
For decades, vines graced the hills, until a devastating harvest in 1998 forced the previous farmers to give up their vines and plant olive trees instead.
In 2005 the Belgian van Wassenhove family bought the 117 ha farm and transformed it into a boutique olive estate topped with a 4* luxury country lodge. The estate operates on environmental principles of organic and biodynamic farming. The exceptional Klaasvoogd terroir is what gives Igadi's Extra Virgin Olive Oil its distinct flavour.
IGADI YE-OLIVA in Xhosa means Olive Garden and celebrates the oil's harmonious balance of unadulterated delicate flavours. Extra virgin olive oil is the very essence of nature. It has extraordinary healing properties, and continues to be a culinary delight.
PURE TASTE FROM MOTHER EARTH : LIQUID GOLD
2 UNIQUE OILS : DELICATE & MEDIUM
The olive trees from Italian varieties grows on the slopes of the Kranskop in the klaasvoogd Valley Robertson.
We got our first harvest and Award in 2007.
Label Story
When the chef pressed the olives and tasted his first cold pressed "live oil".
He was so impressed about the outstanding quality and unique flavours that he took the barrel to plant another olive tree.
Artist Frans Groenewald 2008
