Moonstone

Trustom Pond and surrounding salt ponds · Pacific Coast, USA

Crassostrea virginica

Higher brine than the more enclosed salt ponds, because the tidal breach to the Atlantic keeps the salinity from settling.

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Salinity4/5
Sweetness4/5
Minerality4/5
Umami2/5
Texturefirm
Finishsweet

Pair with

Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine sur lieBlanc de Blancs Champagne or New England SparklingRhode Island or New England Dry Cider
Always start here

The reference version.

Higher brine than the more enclosed salt ponds, because the tidal breach to the Atlantic keeps the salinity from settling.

What you'll tasteas it arrives
Brine
4
Sweet
4
Mineral
4
Umami
2
Acid
—

Everything below is measured against this plate.

Details

Cultivationbottom-culturedAppearancemedium · deep-cupped

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