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📜 Cendron de Chèvre Fermier – Characterful Cheese from Berry

🧀 A small ash-covered cheese of tradition
The Cendron de Chèvre Fermier is a cheese made from raw goat's milk, originating from Berry, in the Centre region. It is a 150g disk, with a soft paste and bloomy rind, covered in vegetable ash. It is traditionally matured on a chestnut leaf, which adds to its character and rustic appearance.

📌 Butterfat content: 29%
📌 Average weight: 150g
📌 Family: Soft goat cheeses with bloomy rinds
📌 Possible aging: Up to 2 months

🔍 Characteristics of Cendron de Chèvre
✔ Milk: Raw goat's milk
✔ Texture: White, fine and melting paste
✔ Taste: Light, goaty, with herbal notes
✔ Rind: Bloomy and ash-covered
✔ Special feature: Matured on chestnut leaf
✔ Artisanal origin: Fromagerie La Revalière – Parthenay (Deux-Sèvres)

📅 Tasting period: Available all year round – flavors are more pronounced with longer aging (up to 2 months)

🍷 Food and Wine Pairings
✔ Dry white wine: Sauvignon from the Loire Valley or Quincy
✔ Light red wine: Gamay or Pinot Noir
✔ Accompaniments: Country bread, walnuts, sweet onion compote

🥄 Tasting and Storage Tips
✔ Storage: In the fridge, ideally in its packaging or cheese paper
✔ Home aging: Can be kept for 4 to 8 weeks to intensify flavors
✔ Consumption: At room temperature to fully release the aromas

🛒 Associated Products
🔹 🧀 Sainte-Maure de Touraine AOP: Log format, with rye straw
🔹 🍇 Fresh grapes or figs: For sweet notes in contrast
🔹 🍞 Walnut bread: To enhance the finesse of herbal notes