Sturia Baerii
Acipenser baerii
Gironde, Aquitaine, France·France·Accessible
One of France's most recognized house caviars. Small refined beads with clean mineral notes and a lightly nutty finish. Sturia has honed consistency over years of production — this is reliable, widely distributed, and a safe pick on any wine list.
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Pop
medium
Finish
Nutty
Texture
smooth
Grain
small
Colour
dark grey
Blini service
Recommended
Versatile and consistent; reliable on canapés and blini alike. The clean mineral note pairs especially well with a light buckwheat blini.
Pairings
- Champagne
- Brut NV Champagne
- Wine
- Chablis, Sancerre
- Spirits
- Chilled vodka
Production
- Source
- farmed
- Producer
- Sturia / Caviar de France (Gironde)
- Processing
- malossol
- Grade
- oscietre-style select
Legal & sourcing
Farmed Baerii; fully legal in the US.
CITES Appendix II — international trade requires documentation. Wild harvest is banned; all commercial product is farmed.
At a menu
A consistent, widely distributed French house caviar — safe ordering anywhere.
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