Tomme De Chambrouze - approx 200g
Type: Soft
Milk: Raw goat's milk
Rennet: Animal
Location: Rhone-Alpes, France
This is a goat’s milk tomme made by Isabelle Douillon on the western slopes of the Rhone-Alpes, just before the terrain gives way to Beaujolais country. In this area, the mountains trap the cooler, wetter weather, providing great conditions for growing & harvesting grass & hay. Unlike the majority of French goats cheeses, Tomme de Chambrouze is a large, cutting cheese & is Isabelle’s own invention, though influenced by her other cheese - Charolais. It has a beautifully fluffy mouth-feel with classic lactic cheese acidity, a mineral quality. As the summer progresses, the texture becomes richer & more buttery, while the flavours develop a clean, fresh, milky sweetness.