Comté

Region Milk Type Jura Cow Cooked, pressed Fat Grade Affinage 45% AOC 6 months up to 24 months

 

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About Comté: Comté is an ancient cheese. It has been produced since the time of Charlemagne. Comté is still traditionally made in more than 190 cheese dairies, known as the "fruitières" in the Jura plateau.

Comté making: Cheesemakers need about 530 liters of milk - the daily production of 30 cows - to make one Comté, weighing approximately 35 kilos (80 pounds). Morning and evening milks from Montbeliarde and Tachete de L'est cows are mixed. Comté requires a long maturing period called affinage. The cheese is regularly cleaned and rubbed with salted water. The eyes - holes - of the Comté are the result of a correct affinage and should be the size of a pea to a small cherry.

Tasting Comté: Comté has an ivory-colored paste scattered of holes the size of a hazelnut. Comté has a complex, nutty and caramelized flavor.

Tasting advice: As an appetizer, Comté is perfect cut into small cubes. Comté is a traditional fondue cheese. Comté can also be grated, chunked or melted.

Comté and wine: Dry white wines such as Sancerre, light red wine such as Beaujolais, Jura yellow wine (French Wine Guide)