Le Ciel de Charlevoix
Le Ciel de Charlevoix is a rather sharp blue cheese with a greyish rind featuring aromas of mushroom and cream. It has a creamy texture and a slightly salty taste, with a spicy end note. Le Ciel de Charlevoix was the first cheese to be made right at the dairy. It was been in production since 2000.
| Cheesemaker | Maison Maurice Dufour |
|---|---|
| Type of milk | Cow milk |
| Type of paste | Blue-veined |
| Type of rind | Natural |
| Formats | • Fixed weight 6 x 100 g (#10100) • Wheel 1 x 2,5 kg (#10250) |
| Moisture | 39 % |
| M.F. | 27 % |
Distinctions
2009 Canadian Cheese Competition – Cheese Blueberry Cheese Winner
2014, Canadian Fine Cheese Competition – Finalist Category Best Blue Cheese
2018, Selection CASEUS, Blue cheese
Food and wine pairing
One can imagine a pizza filled with thin slices of potato, strong Italian sausage and rosemary.
Wine
Its power will be measured against a port or other fortified wines.
Technical informations
Origin of milk / Treatment: Whole cow milk
Ripening: Minimum 60 days
Shelf life : 60 to 75 days (wheel only)
Ingredients: Made of whole milk, salt, rennet, bacterial culture, P.Roqueforti
Manufacturing: Artisan
Allergen: Milk
Maison d’Affinage Maurice Dufour
An amateur agronomist, visionary and nature lover, Maurice Dufour patiently and authentically produces his fine cheeses. Being one of the pioneers in the micro-cheese dairy field in Quebec, Maurice creates quality artisanal cheeses that have earned him the reputation he has today. Using mountain-sourced spring water and sheep milk from their flock, the Maurice Dufour Cheese Refinery makes no compromises when it comes to sourcing its raw materials.
