• Comté PDO 18 Months | 1.8kg
  • Comté PDO 18 Months | 1.8kg
  • Comté PDO 18 Months | 1.8kg
  • Comté PDO 18 Months | 1.8kg
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Comté PDO 18 Months | 1.8kg

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Raw cow's Milk
Cooked pressed Style
Franche-Comté Region
Strong Flavour
Strength Aromatic
Texture Firm
Aroma Noticeable
Milk Raw cow's · Animal rennet
Flavour Hazelnut, brothy, caramel
Description

A jewel of Franche-Comté, this traditional Comté is made by the Sancey-Richard family and matured in Vieu-d'Izenave cellars for 18 months. Patient ageing develops a firm, golden paste with rich buttery, roasted and dried-fruit notes. Delicate tyrosine crystals add a delightful crunch. A true sign of exceptional maturation.

  • Origin: Franche-Comté, France
  • Protected Designation of Origin
  • Raw cow's milk
  • Matured 18 months
  • 1.8kg, on order only
  • Chilled
Serving & pairing

Out of the fridge
Take out of the fridge 30 to 45 minutes before serving. Cheese is best enjoyed at room temperature to reveal its full aromas and flavours.

To serve
Break it into shards with the point of a knife rather than slicing it. The crystals are part of it.

To drink
A vin jaune from the Jura, or a dry white.

Goes with
Walnut Dijon Mustard, a Jura habit. After a dry-aged rib of beef, as the cheese course.
Ingredients

Raw cow's MILK, salt, lactic ferments, animal rennet.
Allergens: MILK.
Nutritional Information
Typical values Per 100g
Energy 1,736 kJ / 418 kcal
Fat 34 g
of which saturated 18.8 g
Carbohydrate 0 g
of which sugars 0 g
Fibre —
Protein 28.1 g
Salt 1.42 g
Storage

Keep refrigerated
Wrap in waxed or greaseproof paper and keep in the salad drawer. Wrapped, it keeps four to six weeks. Take out of the fridge 30 to 45 minutes to an hour before serving.
FAQs
Who makes this cheese?

The Sancey-Richard family, at a small fruitière in the Doubs. A fruitière is a village cooperative dairy. Milk comes in daily from fourteen neighbouring farms.

Why 18 months?

Young Comté is supple and milky. With time, the paste firms up and the flavour deepens. At 18 months it has a balance of sweetness and intensity.

What are the crunchy crystals?

Clusters of amino acids that form as the cheese ages. They are a sign of a well-matured Comté. They are not salt.

Why is it available on order only?

We cut every piece from a whole wheel. We order the cheese in for you so it arrives in the best condition.
Delivery

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Comté PDO 18 Months | 1.8kg
Comté PDO 18 Months | 1.8kg
Comté PDO 18 Months | 1.8kg
Comté PDO 18 Months | 1.8kg

  • Fourteen Farms in the Jura, France

The Jura mountains form a high limestone plateau along the Swiss border. Winters are long and the summers short. Montbéliarde and Simmental cows graze open pasture in the warm months and eat hay through the winter. The PDO rules allow no fermented feed.

A single wheel of Comté needs hundreds of litres of milk, more than one farm could produce in a day. So since the Middle Ages, farmers have pooled their milk at a village dairy, the fruitière. This one takes milk every day from fourteen neighbouring farms. The cheese is the work of the whole village.