Les Mouettes d’Arvor Sardines Millésimées 2024

A vintage sardine tin made to be kept, opened, and enjoyed as it matures.

Les Mouettes d’Arvor Sardines Millésimées 2024 are traditional Breton vintage sardines, selected for their firm flesh and preserved in extra virgin olive oil. Unlike a simple everyday tin, a millésime sardine is tied to a specific year, allowing the sardines to develop gently in the tin over time, becoming more tender and gaining greater depth of flavour.

How to Enjoy:

Best served simply, at room temperature, with the oil included. Enjoy straight from the tin with warm or toasted sourdough, baguette, butter, pickles, fresh tomatoes, boiled potatoes, or a light salad. It also works beautifully as a quick savoury plate with good bread, where the olive oil becomes part of the experience.

Why we chose it at Croisserie

• Vintage 2024 Tin: A year-specific sardine selection that can be enjoyed now or kept to mature further.
• Traditional Breton Preparation: Made by Conserverie Gonidec, known for its hand-worked approach in Concarneau.
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil: Preserved in extra virgin olive oil, giving the sardines richness and a clean finish.
• Ready to Enjoy: No cooking needed — simply open, plate, and pair with bread.
• Perfect with Our Breads: Especially good with sourdough, baguette, or warm toasted bread, using the oil as part of the pairing.

About the Producer

Founded in 1959, Les Mouettes d’Arvor is the last remaining fish cannery in Concarneau, Brittany. Still family-run, the cannery works closely with fishermen along France’s northwestern coast and preserves fish using fully hand-worked, traditional methods.

Sardines and Preparation

Les Mouettes d’Arvor sardines are fished seasonally along the northwestern coast of France, when the fish are at their ideal size. On arrival at the cannery, they are briefly cured in salted ice water, then cleaned by hand, dried, fried, and packed by hand in extra virgin olive oil — a process that preserves their firm texture and natural flavour.