Buchette (Ash-rinded)
- Producer
- Laura Chenel’s Chèvre
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Size
- 4 in length x 1.5 in diameter
- Weight
- 4.5 oz
- Website
- www.laurachenel.com
- Milk
- Goat
- Treatment
- Pasteurised
- Classification
- Semi Soft
- Rind
- Mold Ripened
Ash - Style
- Soft-Ripened (Brie-like)
Now located in the state-of-the-art new creamery in Sonoma wine country, Laura Chenel's Chèvre has been in operation since the late 1970’s. Laura Chenel was one of a small group of women cheesemakers to spearhead the production of goat's milk cheeses in the United States. Having always been passionate about goats, Laura started her dairy in a former snail-processing plant in Santa Rosa. In 2006 she sold the company to French family cheese producers, Laiteries H. Triballat, who continue the tradition of Laura Chenel’s cheesemaking of both fresh and aged cheese. Milk for production comes from family goat dairies located in California and Nevada. High quality milk is crucial to excellent cheese production and the company has very close relationships with their producers to ensure excellent animal health, nutrition and general well being.
Ash-rinded Buchette is a small log of aged goat cheese reminiscent of classic French Bucheron. Logs are rubbed in a layer of vegetable ash and aged for three to four weeks. Before sale, they’re wrapped in breathable film and placed in small wooden cups. Buchette also comes in an original bloomy-rinded variety.
Tasting Notes
With a scent reminiscent of palmedo honey and lemon, ash-rinded Buchette is softer and milder than the original version. Flavor is clean, lightly salty and citrusy, with notes of toast and grapefruit and a slight tang. Texture is chalky at the center, encircled by a gooey creamline.
Pairings
Pair Ash-rinded Buchette with an acidic, fruity white, such as a California sauvignon blanc or a French Sancerre.
