Katama Bay

Katama Bay · Atlantic Coast, USA · Crassostrea virginica

Low to moderate brine — softer than most Massachusetts Easterns, sweeter than anything from the north shore of Cape Cod.

Salinity4/5

Sweetness4/5

Minerality2/5

Umami3/5

Texturecreamy

Finishsweet

Shellmedium, deep-cupped

The sweetness can carry some acid, and in warm-lagoon years when the sweetness runs high, a small lemon squeeze provides useful contrast. In open-breach years w

Pair with

Dry Rosé (Provence or Sancerre Rosé)Albariño (Galician)Cold Champagne or Crémant d'Alsace

Details

Cultivationbottom-culturedAppearancemedium · deep-cupped

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