Ship's Point oyster

Ship's Point

Vancouver Island · Pacific Coast, Canada · Crassostrea gigas

Vancouver Island's Baynes Sound produces this clean, balanced Pacific — moderate brine, moderate sweetness, good mineral character, and a persistent umami finish from the sound's rich phytoplankton.

Salinity3/5
Sweetness3/5
Minerality3/5
Umami3/5
Texturefirm
Finishclean
Shellmedium, elongated

Balanced BC Sound character accepts lemon.

Pair with

BC Pinot GrisChablisCraft Lager

Details

Cultivationrack-and-bag · 2–3 yearsWaterBaynes SoundAppearancemedium · elongated

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