Sales unit: Can of 115g
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The best-before date for vintage sardines
High-quality vintage sardines have a minimum shelf life of 4 to 10 years from the date of bottling, depending on the manufacturer. However, unlike conventional canned sardines, these are designed for significantly longer storage.
Maturation like that of fine wine
Much like fine wine, vintage sardines develop over time. Stored in high-quality olive oil, the oil permeates the fish, making it increasingly tender and melting. The flavors become more complex and balanced, while the initial iodine note softens. Many connoisseurs appreciate sardines most after 5, 10, or even 15 years.
Proper storage
For optimal maturation, an intact can (without dents, rust, or bulges) is required. Store the cans in a cool, dark place at a stable temperature. Turning them over every six months ensures even oil penetration.
Conclusion
The best-before date is a legal requirement, but not an expiration date. For vintage sardines, it marks the beginning of their flavor development.
These sardines were made the old-fashioned way during the 2022 fishing season and canned in Douarnenez. They are only now on the market, already slightly candied and definitely a treat for all fans of high-quality canned fish!
If you can control yourself, you are welcome to store the sardines for a few more years. Like good wine, vintage sardines mature over the years and become even more tender and fine.
Only available in limited quantities!
This beautiful tin is the result of a collaboration with the Breton artist Erika Raio .
The visual artist Erika Raïo lives and works in Brittany, in La Trinité/Mer.
She explores mixed media and is interested in objects on which time has left its mark: old papers, wood from shipwrecks, oxidized zinc...
She plays with the materials, combines linocuts and collages or prints directly onto text.
Her hybrid approach and will then fixes her characters in a literary flow, breathing life and emotion into them in a universe tinged with poetry.
Since 2015, she also scatters her collages on the road during her travels, either alone or in a duo with Mélanie Busnel under the name Encre Fertile.
Her works can be seen in France and abroad, in the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, etc.
