Special Oysters Culture
Two sites for an exceptionnal product
This culture requires multiple manipulations.
Tout commence par la culture des naissains.
It all starts with the spat culture. The young oyster larvae grow on cultch in the sea.
Nine months later, the spat are detached from the cultch.
The young oysters are put in bags and carried on oyster beds. Through the flow, plankton allows oysters to grow and get fat. This crucial stage lasts for about one year . Finally, oysters are sent to our oyster beds of Utah Beach where, thanks to the current, the plankton allows the oyster to get even more fat and develop into mature.
They are took back to Bourcefranc-le-Chapus where they are put in claires (a pond of shallow brackish water).
Then, they are sorted, graded and commercialized.
This double culture gives to our Special Oysters their exceptionnal flesh and taste.
A family story
Since 5 generations
History, Family, women,men and passion brought the ANCELIN Company up to success
Our family history began at the end of XIX century at Bourcefranc-le-Chapus, near Marennes in Charente-Maritime.
Emilienne Nadeau, oyster producer and woman of character married Alexandre Maudet, oyster farmer.
He left her his oyster hut and farm of Bourcefranc-le-Chapus
Emilienne continued the oyster farming with her daughter Adelia. As the years go by, passion remains. You, Adelia’s daughter, joined her mother.
The wedding between You and James ANCELIN, a master cabinetmaker, continues the history and gave rise to ANCELIN Company. The oyster crisis of the 70’s pushed the oyster farmers to develop and comprehend their product differently
The Ancelin Company made this transition with the purchase of oyster-beds in Normandy. That allowed them to produce high quality oyster to refined customers from Paris and provinces, with a new designation : The Huîtres ANCELIN. The son, Philippe ANCELIN and his wife took the company over and developped the commercialisation of Special Oysters in France and abroad.
In the early 2000’s, he is joined by his son Alexandre and his daughter Aurélie and passed down his passion and savoir-faire.
In 2017, Alexandre took over the company and pursues the family adventure
A story that continues to be written…
A family story
