France

A rare and delicious triple cream cheese with garlic and herbs, made in the little village of Pommard, Burgundy.

A rare and delicious triple cream cheese with black currant, made in the little village of Pommard, Burgundy.

A rare and delicious triple cream cheese with honey spice, made in the little village of Pommard, Burgundy.

A rare and delicious triple cream cheese with garlic and herbs, made in the little village of Pommard, Burgundy.

The latest entrant into the blue/brie mix, St. Angel Blue is a small triple crème square with some mild blue veining. As can be imagined with a triple crème, the flavor is buttery and rich, offset by a light earthiness from the blue. While some blue/brie wheels can develop thick and bitey rinds, St. Angel Blue has a soft thin rind that does not compete with the velvety paste.

This uniquely shaped cheese, from the Aquitaine region of France, translates to “refined wallet” and looks similar to a hobo’s sack. This soft goat’s cheese has a dense, clay-like core turning softer near the ashen Geotrichum candidum rind. Its flavor is mildly lemony and clean.

Produced in the Île-de-France region (an area known for its fantastic bloomy-rind cheeses), this is a gentle and mild cheese made with goat’s milk. It has a light and airy texture and notes of nuts and toasted bread.

This bloomy-rind truffle cheese has a flavor that, even those who don’t like truffle, may appreciate. This is produced in the Île-de-France region, and displays flavors of butter, cream and earth.

This adorably petite washed-rind option reveals flavors of peanuts, smoked sausage and fermented fruit. Graine au Lait de Vosges is made in Alsace amongst the Vosges Mountains near the German border.

L’Ami du Chambertin is washed in Marc de Bourgogne and inspired by the female cheesemakers of the Côte d’Or in Burgundy, France. Its paste has a cakey interior and restrained pungency. You will notice flavors of almond butter, wine, beef and hay and a bright, lactic finish.