Comté "24 Months", cow's milk, Jura, France, 0.5lB

Comté is a handmade, artisan cheese of the truest type. This superb example is aged for a full 24 months, over which time it develops a hard texture with crunchy flavor crystals throughout its body. On the palate, it is strong with notes of fruit, hay, and hazelnut. All of this character is developed during the extreme aging process.

While modern techniques have been embraced where they can facilitate procedures and increase quality, the production of Comté remains based on traditional methods. Each stage is subject to strict rules that are set down in the AOC specifications to ensure each wheel is just as perfect as the last.