Vacherin Mont d’Or AOP Baby Cheese

Description

Vacherin Mont D’Or AOP Baby

Vacherin Mont d’Or AOP Baby is a 450g version of our Vacherin Mont d’Or AOP. It is a soft, creamy, runny cheese named after the Golden Mountain in the Alps. French Mont D’or is matured for a minimum of 3 weeks, whilst this Swiss version is matured for longer. Through maturing the cheese for 3 weeks, the flavours are subtle and delicate and the paste is runny and spreadable.

Its origin is very old. In the autumn, the herds returned to the stables after spending the summer on the pastures. As the production of milk became less and did not make it possible to make a gruyere wheel, the farmers had the idea of making a small cheese. That’s why Mont d’Or remains a seasonal cheese that is made from August 15 to March 15.

The cheeses are all made by hand and they are so soft that they have a belt of spruce bark wrapped around their edges to stop them from collapsing. This belt is slightly smaller in diameter than the cheese which gives the bloomy rind a unique undulating appearance. The boxes that the cheeses come in are also made from spruce.

The cheese itself is rich and creamy with its rind adding a delicious tang. It is absolutely wonderful when baked in the oven. Simply make a slit in its rind and drizzle it with olive oil. Then add a sprig of rosemary and possibly a garlic clove and pop it in the oven. Then just serve it with hunks of crusty bread, slice of apple, carrot sticks and a glass of Gewurztraminer from the Alsace

Ingredients (Allergens are listed in capitals)

MILK, rennet, salt, ferments