Beaufort AOP

A French, farmhouse, hard cheese, made with unpasteurised cow’s milk. Not to be mistaken by the standard Beaufort made in large co-operatives, this particular Beaufort is produced by a true Alpagist. He makes the cheese with great precision and care, using his own rennet and starter cultures, and entirely with milk from his own two herds, the Abondance and Tarine breeds, one grazing the high mountain pastures throughout the summer, and the other at a lower valley altitude.

The results are inimitable, unparalleled, they speak of the excellent quality of the milk and the dedication of the farmer. Floral, buttery, with gentle hazelnut notes and an undertone of spice. A beautiful cheese, a very close second to its relative ‘king of mountain cheese’, the Beaufort Alpage.

France, Val d’Isere, Rhone-Alpes.