Comte Rivoire Extra Lait Cru

Item #: 7197

Since 1860 Rivoire-Jacquemin has developpped professional expertise through quality selection. Each Comté cheese wheel weighs an average of 88 lbs and requires 105 gallons of milk. They know the exact origin of each cheese, the farmer who produced the milk, the cheesemaker who made it, the special terroir sheltering each of those farms. Thanks to those long relationships they can select only the best Comtés for aging.

A first rate master ripener supervises each and every wheels as tradition demands. Each Comté wheel entering into the Rivoire-Jaquemin cellars gets a royal treatment with constant care: salting, rubbing, turning over, checking aging and holes. Rivoire-Jacquemin is the only Comté affineur rubbing Comté with Guérande salt.

In the 38 cellars only Spruce planks from Jura are used for the shelving. State of the art air conditioning technology allows cellar managers to fine tune temperature and humidity to optimize ripening respecting the great cheese traditions.

Rivoire Comte Extra Lait Cru refers to a high-quality, raw cow's milk Comté cheese from France's Jura region, specifically from the Rivoire-Jacquemin affineurs (cheese agers) known for their traditional, cave-aged methods, resulting in nutty, buttery, crystalline flavors, perfect with bold wines or simply savored, and often graded "Extra" for superior taste/texture. "Extra" Grade signifies a high grading (15/20 or higher) based on taste, texture, and appearance, noted by a green band. 

• Style: Alpine
• Country: France
• Region: Jura
• Size: CW 2/3.5#
• Age: 6 Months
• Texture: Firm
• Raw Milk: Yes
• Precut Code: 9112