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Milk type
Cow
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Region of origin
Auvergne Rhône-Alpes
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Cheese type
Soft cheese bloomy rind
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Heat treatment
Pasteurized milk
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Country of origin
France
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Type of production
Artisanal
COMTESSE DE VICHY
The Comtesse de Vichy is a cow's milk cheese with a presence at once gentle and assured, made to hold the centre of a board. Encircled with a band of spruce bark, it recalls the spirit of the Vacherin Mont d'Or while keeping the roundness of a runny Brie. This soft cheese with a bloomy rind, from the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, offers generosity without excess. A sharing cheese, by the spoon or sliced, that finds its place naturally on a convivial table.
We call her the Comtesse — and she lives up to the name: a touch eccentric, full of charm, and always ready to steal the show at the table.
Beneath the bloomy rind, the paste turns supple and melting, at times running at the core depending on the maturing. The band of spruce bark leaves the under rind with woody, resinous notes, while the pasteurised milk keeps a soft, lactic expression. The balance is found there: creamy roundness on one side, a firmer line where the paste meets the wood on the other. The Comtesse de Vichy suits many occasions. On a board, serve it at room temperature, by the spoon once well matured. Warmed for a few minutes, its paste coats grilled country bread or steamed potatoes. Like our other cheeses from the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, it suits an apéritif as readily as the close of a meal. For an accord, a bright white wine from the Jura or Savoie carries its texture without covering it.
Your order is prepared with care and dispatched within 36 to 48 hours, with free delivery in mainland France from €70. To build a board, continue the tasting with the Camembert Sélection AOP, the Fourme de Montbrison AOP, the Dragonnet, our other cow's milk cheeses or one of our cheese boards.
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