Cosne de Port Aubry

Size

Type: Soft
Milk: Raw goats milk
Rennet: Animal
Location: Loire, France

Stefane Rachet makes Cosne de Port Aubry from the milk of 500 Alpine goats in the Sancerre region. After the previous cheesemakers, Emmanuel & Margeurite Melet retired from cheesemaking, he took on their herd and makes this cheese in their dairy.

As a starter culture, he uses whey from a previous day’s production which propagates the indigenous, natural flora of their milk & creates a complex flavour. The curd sets over 2 days. Exceptional milk quality is needed to make this possible. Cosnes is a slightly fluffier textured cheese than its denser sibling, Crottin de Chavignol but shares the bright citric acidity, rich yeasty brioche, mushroom & butter flavours and a delicately floral aftertaste.

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