Roquefort Société

Roquefort (rohk-for) is the zenith of blues and one of France’s national treasure. Société Roquefort is made with raw milk from ewes that graze on the rugged hills in the Southwest of France. It is aged for a minimum of 90 days in the natural caves of Roquefort that were created 50 million years ago. This great cheese was granted PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) status is 1925. This guarantees that the origin of the milk and the production process adheres to a terroir and traditional methods.

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Société Roquefort has an ivory-colored paste with emerald-green veining and a creamy, moist texture. Its rich, intense sheep milk flavor balances the blue mold aroma creating the magic taste that made Roquefort famous the world over.

Wine and food pairing

You can enjoy Société Roquefort on its own, with bread, or accompanied by apples, dried fruits and walnuts. Its creaminess can be enhanced by mixing it with butter. One of the great wine-cheese pairings is Roquefort and Sauternes. The combination of honeyed sweetness and salty tang is perfect. You might replace the Sauternes with a moelleux wine from the Loire, Bergerac or Jurançon regions or a California Sauvignon Blanc.