Oscietra Selection
Acipenser gueldenstaedtii
Oscietra stands out for its generously sized grains, with amber to golden hues. Its buttery texture comes with delicate notes of toasted hazelnut and a light briny touch. A refined caviar, ideal for grand occasions.
- Grain
- Large
- Colour
- Golden amber
- Texture
- Firm
- Delivery arranged with you
- Insulated packaging, cold chain guaranteed
- CITES certified, responsible aquaculture
The connoisseur's caviar
Description & characteristics
Recognisable by its generously sized grains with amber to golden hues, Rusalka Oscietra charms with its buttery texture and notes of toasted hazelnut. Inspected in our Geneva laboratory before being packed in tins and shipped within 24 hours, it is best enjoyed simply from the spoon, to appreciate all its finesse.
- Species
- Acipenser gueldenstaedtii
- Origin
- Controlled aquaculture
- Grain
- Medium to large
- Colour
- Amber to golden
- Texture
- Buttery
- Packaging
- Tin of 50 g, 125 g, 250 g or 500 g
Origin & profile
Oscietra (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii) is a sturgeon native mainly to the basins of the Caspian Sea. Today, caviar from this species comes from controlled aquaculture.
Its slow growth yields generously sized grains, in hues ranging from brown to amber gold. On the palate, it reveals delicate roasted notes, with a beautiful aromatic length.
- For whom
- To bring together pleasure, beauty and flavour.
- Occasions
- Celebration dinners, meals with friends and grand occasions
- Pair with
- From a mother-of-pearl spoon, brut nature champagne
Tasting & storage
Serve well chilled (0 to 4 °C), taking the tin out a few minutes beforehand. Use a mother-of-pearl spoon and avoid metal, which alters the taste. To drink, a brut champagne, to bring out the notes of toasted hazelnut and support the length on the palate.
- Before opening
- 0 °C to +4 °C
- After opening
- 24 hours, kept chilled
- Recipe idea
- Baby potatoes, chive cream and Oscietra
- Recommended accessory
- Mother-of-pearl spoon
Product information (ODAI)
- Product name
- Caviar Oscietra Selection
- Scientific name
- Acipenser gueldenstaedtii
- Ingredients
- Sturgeon roe (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii), borax salt
- Allergens
- Fish (sturgeon roe)
- Energy / 100 g
- 260 kcal (1088 kJ)
- Protein / 100 g
- 25 g
- Fat / 100 g
- 19 g (of which saturates 4 g)
- Carbohydrate / 100 g
- 3 g (of which sugars <1 g)
- Salt / 100 g
- 4.5 g
- Storage
- 0 °C to +4 °C
- Lot no. & best-before/use-by date
- Assigned at dispatch, printed on the tin
- Net weight
- According to the size chosen
- Placed on the market by
- Rusalka, Route des Jeunes 5A, 1227 Les Acacias, Geneva
Indicative nutritional values for Malossol caviar. The lot number, best-before/use-by date and CITES certificate are specific to each shipment and appear on the label of your tin.
CITES certificate
This caviar comes from CITES-certified aquaculture (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species).
