Chabichou du Poitou

Chabichou du Poitou, 6oz

The lush vegetation of Poitou is a browsing goat's delight, and that grassiness comes through in Chabichou's luscious creamline, tucked just beneath the rind. The soil here is chalky, the cheese is name protected, and the result is bright and mineral rather than merely tangy.

Why you'll love it

• A name protected cheese — Chabichou du Poitou is made under its own protected name
• Pasteurized goat's milk — from the Poitou region of France
• Luscious creamline — the soft layer just under the rind where the richness lives
• Lemon zest and minerality — bright at first, then deeply chalky and long
• Creamy, fudgey texture — it firms up toward the center as it ages

How to enjoy Serve it with a Sancerre, as the region would, and a piece of crusty bread. A handful of walnuts or a spoonful of honey brings out the sweetness in the creamline.

A goat cheese with real depth and a sense of place, and one worth slowing down for.