Damariscotta

Damariscotta River estuary · Atlantic Coast, USA · Crassostrea virginica

The Damariscotta River is twelve miles long, tidal for its entire length, and empties into Muscongus Bay at the town of Damariscotta in midcoast Maine.

Salinity4/5

Sweetness4/5

Minerality4/5

Umami2/5

Texturefirm

Finishsweet

Shellmedium, deep-cupped

The mineral complexity and long finish of a peak Damariscotta is precisely what lemon flattens. If the brine feels assertive on its own, a drop of sharp red win

Pair with

Blanc de Blancs ChampagneChablis Grand CruDry Irish or American Stout

Details

Cultivationbottom-culturedAppearancemedium · deep-cupped

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