Protoulis Protoleo Early Harvest Extra Virgin Olive Oil 350ml – Limited & Numbered Edition

One harvest. Only 3,000 bottles. Each one individually numbered.

Protoleo is not an olive oil made in unlimited quantities.

Produced on the Greek island of Lesvos by the Protoulis family, Protoleo is a limited-production early harvest extra virgin olive oil made from olives picked at the very beginning of the harvest season.

Only 3,000 bottles are produced from each harvest, with every bottle individually numbered.

A small-batch olive oil made to be discovered, tasted and enjoyed.

The First Olives of the Harvest

Protoleo is produced from green, unripe Kolovi and wild olives, harvested in mid-October — considerably earlier than olives intended for conventional olive oil production.

Early harvesting means significantly less oil can be extracted from each olive, but the resulting oil develops the intense, fresh character associated with green fruit.

The olives are harvested both mechanically and by hand and must be processed on the day of harvest or, at the latest, the following day.

Cold Extracted at Just 23°C

After harvesting, the olives are processed using centrifugation and the oil is cold extracted at only 23°C.

Protoleo has a maximum free acidity of 0.2%, considerably below the legal maximum of 0.8% for Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

The result is an intensely fruity olive oil with the characteristic bitterness and fresh, slightly peppery sensation of early harvested green olives.

Unfiltered by Nature

Protoleo is bottled unfiltered.

Because the oil has not been filtered, a small amount of natural sediment may gradually appear at the bottom of the bottle.

This is completely natural and characteristic of an unfiltered olive oil.

From Lesvos, Greece

Protoleo comes from Lesvos, an Aegean island with a centuries-old olive-growing tradition.

The Protoulis family has cultivated olive trees and produced olive oil for four generations, working among the rugged olive groves around the Plomari area of the island.

Protoleo carries the PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) designation, connecting the oil directly to its geographical origin.

What Does Protoleo Taste Like?

Expect an expressive early-harvest olive oil with:

Intense fruitiness • Fresh green character • Pleasant bitterness • Slightly peppery finish

This is deliberately not a neutral olive oil.

Its bitterness and pepperiness are part of the character of an early harvest EVOO made from green, unripe olives.

How to Enjoy Protoleo

Protoleo deserves to be tasted where its character remains at the centre of the dish.

Try it with:

Fresh sourdough bread
Tomatoes & sea salt
Burrata or feta
Fresh salads
Grilled vegetables
Fish & seafood
Hummus & Mediterranean mezze
Finished pasta
Soups

Or simply pour a little onto a plate and taste it with good bread.

We especially recommend using Protoleo as a finishing oil, allowing its fresh, fruity and peppery character to remain clearly noticeable.

A Truly Limited Harvest

What makes Protoleo particularly special is its scale.

Only 3,000 bottles are produced from each harvest.

And rather than disappearing anonymously into a large production run, every bottle is individually numbered.

Your bottle is one of just 3,000 from that harvest.

One harvest. 3,000 bottles. Your bottle has its own number.

Product Details

Producer: Protoulis
Product: Protoleo
Category: Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Style: Early Harvest
Origin: Lesvos, Greece
Olive varieties: Kolovi & Wild Olive
Harvest period: Mid-October
Harvest method: Mechanical & by hand
Production method: 2- or 3-phase centrifugation, Alfa Laval
Extraction temperature: Cold extracted at 23°C
Free acidity: Max. 0.2%
Filtered: No – Unfiltered
Cultivation: Conventional
Geographical designation: PGI
Limited production: 3,000 bottles per harvest
Bottle: Individually numbered
Volume: 350ml
Packaging: Glass bottle