Clyde River

Clyde River · Pacific Coast, Australia

Moderate brine — less saline on entry than a Pacific or Eastern.

Salinity3/5

Sweetness1/5

Minerality4/5

Umami4/5

Texturefirm

Finishclean

Shellmedium, deep-cupped

The hazelnut-mushroom-seaweed sequence is the entire argument for eating S. glomerata. Lemon erases the mid-palate complexity. Eat entirely plain; drink the liq

Pair with

Aged Hunter Valley SemillonFino or Manzanilla SherryAged White Burgundy (Meursault)

Details

Cultivationrack-and-bagAppearancemedium · deep-cupped

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