ROQUEFORT, A.O.C. / Gabriel Coulet
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This award-winning Roquefort has a creamy, snow white paste with blue green veining and a flavor that's both sweet and salty. Aged 90 days. (PRICE PER POUND)
A Perfect Pairing
Hit all flavor angles Roquefort displays with Tupelo honey, Olina’s ‘airy’ crackers – and a mug of hot chocolate.
The Full Wheel
It would be fruitless to contest such a lofty (and well-deserved) title as “The King of Blue Cheeses.” And, as Roquefort secured its market share on blues about a millennium ago, a perhaps hopeless argument anyway – in 1070 the first mention of Roquefort appears in the Carolingian texts. From then on, the history of Roquefort remains closely related to Roquefort-sur-Soulzon and the Combalou mountains. King Charles VI (15th century) granted exclusive production rights to the inhabitants of Roquefort, making the caves 'protected' (an important ‘First’ for France – In 1925, Roquefort became the first recognised Appellation d'Origine, or A.O.C., cheese). In 1872, Guilhaume Coulet built a wine cellar that later was turned into a cheese aging cave, and today, five generations later, the company is still family-run. Limestone native to the area affects native grasses and wildflowers in the sheep's diet, contributing to a flavor profile that cannot be replicated anywhere else in the world. Loaves of Rye bread are placed in the aging caves, which encourage Penicillium Roqueforti – bestowing the cheese with its distinctive flavor and brilliant blue-green marbling. Rich, high butterfat raw milk yields a creamy, snow white paste, and a perfectly balanced sweet-meets-salty flavor profile. This cheese has won literally too many awards to count!
It would be fruitless to contest such a lofty (and well-deserved) title as “The King of Blue Cheeses.” And, as Roquefort secured its market share on blues about a millennium ago, a perhaps hopeless argument anyway – in 1070 the first mention of Roquefort appears in the Carolingian texts. From then on, the history of Roquefort remains closely related to Roquefort-sur-Soulzon and the Combalou mountains. King Charles VI (15th century) granted exclusive production rights to the inhabitants of Roquefort, making the caves 'protected' (an important ‘First’ for France – In 1925, Roquefort became the first recognised Appellation d'Origine, or A.O.C., cheese). In 1872, Guilhaume Coulet built a wine cellar that later was turned into a cheese aging cave, and today, five generations later, the company is still family-run. Limestone native to the area affects native grasses and wildflowers in the sheep's diet, contributing to a flavor profile that cannot be replicated anywhere else in the world. Loaves of Rye bread are placed in the aging caves, which encourage Penicillium Roqueforti – bestowing the cheese with its distinctive flavor and brilliant blue-green marbling. Rich, high butterfat raw milk yields a creamy, snow white paste, and a perfectly balanced sweet-meets-salty flavor profile. This cheese has won literally too many awards to count!
Just The Facts
| Cheese Style | Blue |
| Milk Type | Sheep |
| Pasteurization | Raw |
| Rennet Type | Traditional |
| Country | France |
| Weight | 1lb, 0.5lb |
ONLY AVAILABLE TO THE AUSTIN AREA
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