Maison Gillardeau

Est. 1898 France rack and bag 1 oyster

About Maison Gillardeau

Founded by Henri Gillardeau in 1898 in the heart of the Marennes-Oléron basin, driven by his passion for oyster farming. Now operated by the fourth generation, the family has brought an economics education to what has become the most famous name in oysters.

Farm details

Cultivation Method
rack and bag
Growing Waters
Marennes-Oléron (finishing); Normandy (initial grow-out); County Cork, Ireland (initial grow-out)

Oysters from Maison Gillardeau

Gillardeau oyster illustration

Gillardeau

France

The luxury standard. Exceptionally plump and creamy with intense minerality, sweet nuttiness, and refined balance from France's legendary fourth-generation oyster dynasty.

MineralSweetCreamy
B
S
M
C
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