Bleu d’Auvergne

PDO Bleu d'Auvergne, an intense moment

Would Bleu d’Auvergne have existed without Antoine Roussel, a native of Auvergne who went to Rouen to do an internship in a pharmacy? This is the boy to who discovered the secret to developing the taste of blue moulds, which he perfected in 1854 and which has been shared among producers. One and half centuries later, this blue-veined cow’s milk cheese continues to delight lovers of strong, fragrant taste.

Cheese
Cow’s milk
YEAR OF LABELLING
1975
Raw milk or thermised/pasteurised milk
Blue-veined cheese

Key figures

1 305 Milk producers
8 Farmhouse producers
6 Production plants
4 762 Tons marketed in 2020

Download the product data sheet

www.fromage-aop-bleu-auvergne.com/

Our tasting tips

Cutting

Pains à déguster avec le Bleu d’Auvergne

Breads

Sourdough bread
Dried fruit bread
Rye bread

Food pairings

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When combining with white wine, it is best to go for something sweet and tender such as a Montbazillac or a Pineau des Charentes. Natural sweet wines such as Maury or Rasteau from the Côtes du Rhône offer original accompaniment. Looking for original pairings? An amber beer, fermented rhubarb juice or Pommeau de Normandie are ideal for bringing out the cheese’s fragrance and flavours

Organoleptic characteristics

Appearance

With paste white to ivory in colour and speckled with blue-green mould (Penicillium Roqueforti) and a thin crust that may be tinged with the same hue, Bleu d’Auvergne has a distinctive marbled pattern.

Texture

Its soft and creamy texture gives it a unique character that, like a fine wine, becomes all the more sumptuous with the right maturing and temperature.

Taste

Bleu d’Auvergne is intense yet balanced and is appreciated for its punchy taste and its scents of wild mushrooms, cream and undergrowth