Bagaduce River oyster

Bagaduce River

Bagaduce River estuary · Atlantic Coast, USA · Crassostrea virginica

Cold, mineral-forward brine with a restrained sweetness and a clean, fast finish.

Salinity4/5
Sweetness1/5
Minerality4/5
Umami3/5
Textureplump
Finishbriny
Shellmedium, deep-cupped

The brine is already doing the acid's job. Lemon here is redundant at best and flattening at worst.

Pair with

Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine sur lieChablis (village or Premier Cru)Czech or German Pilsner

Details

Cultivationbottom-culturedAppearancemedium · deep-cupped

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