Named for the cold, glacial character of its growing water — Summer Ice delivers a clean, precise, mineral-forward Pacific oyster with firm texture and restrained sweetness from cold northern BC growing conditions.
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Texturefirm
Finishmineral
Pair with
ChablisBC Pinot Gris
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The reference version.
Nothing on it: brine 3, sweetness 3, minerality 4, umami 2 of 5, with a mineral finish.
What you'll tasteas it arrives
Brine
3
Sweet
3
Mineral
4
Umami
2
Acid
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Details
Cultivationrack-and-bag · 3–4 yearsWaterBC inletsAppearancemedium · elongated
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