French Oysters from Marennes-Oléron — A Refined Choice for Your Business
Finest Seafood presents a curated selection of oysters from the legendary Marennes-Oléron region: Fine de Claire, Fine de Claire Verte (Label Rouge), Pousse en Claire (Label Rouge), Spéciale, and Super Spéciale M. Each variety offers a unique taste, texture, and cultivation method. Explore the descriptions to find the perfect oysters for your restaurant, hotel, or premium store.
Fine de Claire
What you like in oysters is the sea, the spray, the waves, the iodized, tonic and refreshing flavours: the Fine de Claire is for you. Sizes available: No.2 ( 66-85 g) No.3 ( 55-70 g)
Region: Marennes-Oléron
Taste: refreshing, marine, with iodized notes
Texture: delicate, moderately fleshy
Characteristics: ideal choice for classic serving
Availability: September–May
Fines de Claire Vertes Label Rouge (Green Fines de Claire)
This is a rather unique product, having received the first label in the history of seafood in 1989. Green Fine de Claire Red Label is subject to strict, even very strict, control standards. Sizes available: No.2 ( 66-85 g)
Region: Marennes-Oléron
Taste: bright marine, fresh, with an exquisite aftertaste
Colour: green tint of pulp from the seaweed marennine
Texture: elastic, denser
Characteristics: the first seafood product to bear the Label Rouge label
Availability: October–April
Pousse en Claire (Label Rouge)
Pousse en Claire Red Label is another exceptional product. For a long time, it was distributed confidentially, reserved for a clientele of initiates. Sizes available: No.2 ( 66-85 g)
Region: Marennes-Oléron
Taste: intense, with an earthy aftertaste
Texture: high meatiness, selected specimens
Characteristics: low density exposure - no more than 5 pcs/m²
Availability: September–April
Spеciale
Farmed in the fresh water of the French Atlantic coast, where they develop ideal meat qualities, the fish of the Speciales Jerome Miet acquire their special flavour when they are aged in the "Claires" in Mornac-sur-Seudre. Sizes available: No.2 ( 66-85 g)
Region: Marennes-Oléron
Taste: balance of sweetness and sea richness
Texture: dense, pronounced, with a deep body
Characteristics: selection by shell shape and depth
Availability: all year round
Super Speciale M
“M” is the signature oyster of the house. “M” oysters are raised in Normandy and in Ireland, where the freshness of the water, the waves, and the strength of the streams will allow them to acquire an exceptional meat rate. Sizes available: No.1 ( 86-120 g) No.2 ( 66-85 g)
Region: Normandy/Ireland + post- cleaning in Marennes-Oléron
Taste: sweetness + marine notes, with a light crunchy texture
Texture: dense, elite level of meatiness
Characteristics: recognized as one of the best among European chefs, an alternative to the Gillardeau oyster