Délice de Favières
- Producer
- Ferme des 30 Arpents
- Country
- France
- Region
- Ile de France
- Size
- 10 in diameter x 1 in height
- Weight
- 6.6 lbs
- Website
- www.edmond-de-rothschild.com
- Milk
- Cow
- Treatment
- Raw
- Classification
- Semi Soft
- Rennet
- Animal
- Rind
- Mold Ripened
- Style
- Soft-Ripened (Brie-like)
- Flavor
- Flavor added to paste
Ferme des Trente Arpents, the only remaining producer of farmstead AOC-certified Brie de Meaux, is set on a sprawling estate owned by billionaire banker Benjamin Rothschild. Located less than an hour east of Paris in the heart of Brie country, the estate was founded by Benjamin’s father Edmond de Rothschild in order to conserve the many historic purposes of the fertile land and the farmstead production of the cheese. Today the farm boasts one of the largest herds of Holstein cows in France, and the milk produced is made into several types of cheese, as well as butter and other dairy products. The farm’s Brie cheeses are produced with respect for artisanal traditions; for example, the curd is hand-scooped into molds using a pelle à brie, and whey drains out of the cheeses on top of a traditional straw mat.
A brie-style mold ripened cheese with a layer of pureed black truffles and truffle oil running through the middle, Délice de Favières is Trente Arpents’ take on the popular Brie Trufflé, which graces French tables around Christmas and New Year’s.
Tasting Notes
Délice de Favières is has a creamy, oozing, yellow-colored paste surrounding a layer of black flakes. The earthiness of the cheese’s thick, potent, multicolored rind is only enhanced by the flavors of truffle. Due to the addition of truffle oil, which makes for a very strong truffle flavor, Délice de Favières will be most appreciated by devout fans of the elusive mushroom.
Pairings
Pair it with Champagne.
