Chef Sebastien Lepinoy rigorously chooses accompaniments for the cheeses to offer steadiness and improve the flavour. For instance, sourdough accompanies comte to offer some acidity, and baguette with Vacherin Mont d’Or.
“Throughout winter, the vary of cheeses are extra mature and develop the next salt content material. Therefore, we pair winter cheeses with unsalted butter to steadiness the flavours. Blue cheese, which has the next salt content material, additionally pairs completely with unsalted butter. Throughout summer time, the cheese choices are younger, so we wish to serve them with a facet of sea salt to offer them a bit raise.”
He provides, “This summer time, our Additional Virgin Olive Oil “Recolte 2021”, has 50 p.c extra picholine (selection). The heavier use of picholine on this recipe leaves a light-weight bitter style on the palate to match the power of the goat and sheep cheese this summer time.”
As for wine pairing, Herve Pennequin, common supervisor and wine director says “in some ways, cheese finds its greatest ally with white wines. Onerous cheese will go effectively with vin jaune, akin to Chateau Chalon. Goat’s cheese pairs superbly with crisp white wines, from the Loire Valley, both with the Sauvignon Blanc or the French Alps, with the Altesse or Jacquere grape varietals.”
“Some cheeses washed with both wine, spirit, and even beer, will naturally go hand-in-hand with the beverage used for the wash,” he provides. As an illustration, their Langres cheese goes by way of a number of washings with champagne and thus it may be served with a Damien Hugot Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru by for its magnificence and delicate acidity.
Les Amis’ cheeses can be found for retail too. Company should purchase the cheese entire or go for the Cheese Grasp Choice (slices of various kinds of cheese).
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