Cancale oyster

Cancale

Cancale · Atlantic Coast, France · Crassostrea gigas

High brine, cold, and immediately forceful — the Bay of Mont Saint-Michel's tidal energy communicates itself in the first second.

Salinity4/5
Sweetness4/5
Minerality4/5
Umami2/5
Texturefirm
Finishsweet
Shellmedium, deep-cupped

The brine and iodine are the signature. Lemon adds acid to something that is already doing more than enough with what it has.

Pair with

Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine sur lie (Cru Communal)Brut ChampagneBreton Cidre Brut

Details

Cultivationrack-and-bagAppearancemedium · deep-cupped

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