Moon Shoal

Barnstable Harbor · Atlantic Coast, USA · Crassostrea virginica

Very high brine, cold, and immediate — the full force of Cape Cod Bay delivered through a current-swept tidal flat.

Salinity4/5

Sweetness4/5

Minerality4/5

Umami2/5

Texturefirm

Finishsweet

Shellmedium, deep-cupped

The very high brine already provides all the acidity-equivalent intensity the palate needs. A few drops of lemon on Moon Shoal reads as pile-on rather than comp

Pair with

Blanc de Blancs ChampagneChablis Premier CruCold dry stout (nitrogen-poured)

Details

Cultivationbottom-culturedAppearancemedium · deep-cupped

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