Saint Christophe

Type: Soft
Milk: Raw goat's milk
Rennet: Animal
Location: Auvergne-Rhone Alpes, France

Jean Phillippe Ducroux and Mélanie Gonon make St Christophe on their organic farm, Gaec du Levain where they also raise Aubrac cows for meat and farm thirteen different varieties of grain. As you can tell from the name of their farm, ‘Levain’, Jean Phillippe is also an artisan baker.

St Christophe follows the recipe of a Charolais, using 48-hour old whey as a starter, set with little rennet over 24 hours and ladled into moulds by hand. They remain in the moulds for up to 60 hours before drying and maturing on straw.

The resulting cheese has a distinct lactic acidity alongside mushroom notes and a fresh finish.