Fromage à pâte persillée - Blue cheese

Produced as soft cheeses. Apart from the normal starter culture, a special blue mould is added. Before the maturation, the cheese is pierced with needles, thus enabling the blue mould (oxygen demanding) to grow inside the curd.

NameRegionMilkWineSeason
Bleu d'AumontHaute Lozèrecowfruity red, dry fruity whitesummer, autumn
Bleu d'AuvergneAuvergnecowfullbodied red, still whitesummer, autumn
Bleu de BonnevalSavoiecowfullbodied red, still whiteall year
Bleu de BourgonsBugeycowfullbodied red, still whitesummer, autumn
Bleu de BresseAincowfullbodied red, still whiteall year
Bleu de CorseCorsicasheepfullbodied redsummer, autumn
Bleu de FlorezeAuvergnecowfruity red, fullbodied redsummer, autumn
Bleu de GexFranche-Comtécowfruity red, fullbodied redsummer, autumn
Bleu de LaqueuilleAuvergnecowfullbodied red, still whitesummer, autumn
Bleu de LoudesAuvergnecowfruity red, fullbodied redsummer, autumn
Bleu de LozereLozerecowfullbodied red, still whiteall year
Bleu de pays du MalzieuLozèrecowfruity red, dry fruity whitesummer, autumn
Bleu de Sainte FoySavoiecowfruity redsummer, autumn
Bleu de SeptmoncelJuracowfruity redsummer, autumn
Bleu de TermignonSavoiecowfullbodied red, dry fruity whiteall year
Bleu de ThiézacAuvergnecowfullbodied redsummer, autumn
Bleu de TignesSavoiecowfullbodied red, dry fruity whitesummer, autumn
Bleu des CaussesRouerguecowfullbodied red, still whitesummer, autumn
Bleu du Haut Jurasee Bleu de Gexcowfruity red, fullbodied redsummer, autumn
Bleu du QuercyQuercycowfullbodied redautumn, winter
Bleu du Velaysee Bleu de Loudescowfruity red, fullbodied redsummer, autumn
Bleu du Vercors SassenageDauphinécowfullbodied red, still whitesummer, autumn
Cervelle de CanutLyonnaiscowfruity red, fullbodied redall year
Claqueret Lyonnaissee Cervelle de Canutcowfruity red, fullbodied redall year
CrèmontanaAveyroncowfullbodied red, still whiteall year
Fourme d'AmbertAuvergnecowfullbodied red, still whitesummer, autumn
Fourme de Haut-LoireHaute Loirecowdry fruity whitespring, summer, autumn
Fourme de MontbrissonForezcowfullbodied red, still whitesummer, autumn
Fourmette de Haut MontLozèrecowdry fruity white, roséall year
LabroLozerecowfullbodied red, still whiteall year
MarbrayBraycowfullbodied red, still whiteall year
Montbriac RochebaronAuvergnecowfruity red, dry fruity whiteall year
Persillé des AravisSavoiegoatfullbodied redsummer, autumn
Persillé du Mont-CenisSavoiecow or goatfullbodied redsummer, autumn
Petit RissoLozerecowdry fruity white, roséall year
RocheAincowfullbodied red, still whiteall year
RoquefortRouerguesheepfullbodied redspring, summer, autumn
12.2.2003