Montagnette
The Pyrenees are not known for goat farming, which is generally overshadowed by sheep farming. Traditionally, however, farmers kept a few goats of the Pyrenean breed, mainly for meat.
Sheep do not like the heat, so once the warmer months arrive, it makes sense to take them up to the summer mountain pastures. That is why, when they set up their farm, the Vandaele family chose to raise goats instead – a sensible way of preserving family life, as goats adapt perfectly to these so-called intermediate zones, halfway between the lowlands and the high mountains.
Here the family produces farmhouse Aydius and the Montagnette, a fine semi-hard tomme with a smear-ripened rind that is moist and sticky when young, its bright orange colour fading over time. The nose is powerful and animal, and this wilder edge carries through on the palate, making it a cheese for lovers of goat’s cheeses with real character.
Categorie
Goat's cheese
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Lait
Goat
Terroir
Pyrenean mid-mountain terroir
