Noodka Sound
Nootka Island · Pacific Coast, Canada · Crassostrea gigas
Nootka Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island — this historic bay (site of the 1778 Cook expedition) faces the open Pacific and produces intensely briny, mineral-forward Pacific oysters with the cold clarity of direct ocean exposure.
Texturefirm
Finishmineral
Shellmedium, elongated
Pacific-force brine and mineral — serve plain.
Pair with
Chablis Grand CruChampagne
Details
Cultivationrack-and-bag · 2–3 yearsWaterNootka SoundAppearancemedium · elongated
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