Coppadoro Extra Virgin Olive Oil

A flavour explosion from southern Italy

Coppadoro is Ciccolella’s bold 100% Coratina monocultivar. And anyone who knows Coratina knows that it rarely produces a shy olive oil.

This oil is intensely green, bitter, peppery and packed with aroma. Not a gentle crowd-pleaser, but an extra virgin olive oil for people who want olive oil to genuinely add something to a dish.

A few drops are often enough. Coppadoro walks in, politely introduces itself – and then takes the best seat at the table without much consultation.

The aroma immediately reveals that distinctly green character: freshly cut grass, almond and artichoke, together with the vegetal freshness so typical of Coratina.

On the palate, firm bitterness and pronounced pepperiness follow. Not as separate harsh elements, but as part of a powerful, lively oil with a long presence.

This is the kind of oil that makes you look at the bread after the first bite and think: alright then, one more.

Coratina is inseparably linked with Puglia and is known for oils with a pronounced green character, firm bitterness and pepperiness.

That powerful profile is not a flaw that needs to be polished away. In a good Coratina, bitterness and pepperiness are an essential part of its personality.

Coppadoro lets that identity speak at full volume. If you prefer mild olive oil, there is plenty of choice in our range. If you want to taste Coratina as Coratina is meant to be, this is where to start.

Coppadoro had already caught our attention years earlier at Olio Capitale in Trieste. The flavour explosion was impressive. Even so, for various reasons we decided not to add it to our range at the time.

But we never forgot it. Year after year, the oil kept returning to mind. When we tasted Coppadoro again at Olio Capitale in 2025, the conclusion was actually rather simple.

We had been unbelievable idiots for six years. This olive oil simply belonged at De Olijfolie Shop. So now it is here. Finally.

For bread, pasta and dishes that can take some serious flavour

Coppadoro is superb with crudités, bruschetta, hearty soups, grilled vegetables, meat and pasta. Dishes with plenty of flavour of their own are perfect partners for this powerful Coratina.

But perhaps the simplest combination is also the best: good bread, a small dish of Coppadoro and a little salt. You really do not need much else.

And with a simple pasta, a generous pour just before serving can make exactly the difference between delicious and: where did you get this olive oil?

Coppadoro is the powerful Coratina in our Ciccolella selection. But not every oil from this producer is quite so outspoken.

That is exactly why it is interesting to taste Coppadoro alongside the other Ciccolella oils. The same producer and the same region, yet different cultivars and blends create completely different styles.

Bitterness and pepperiness in good extra virgin olive oil do not automatically mean something is wrong. With some olive varieties, a powerful character is exactly what should be there.

Coratina may be the best-known Italian example. In our Olijfolie Academie we explain more about this remarkable olive from Puglia, its flavour and why enthusiasts fall for precisely that intensity.

After tasting Coppadoro, that story suddenly becomes much easier to understand.

Dive deeper into the world of Coratina and Italian extra virgin olive oil.