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Bouq' Émisairre is a raw milk, ash covered ripened goats milk cheese from the famous Montreal cheese maker Pierre-Yves Chaput. In contrast the the dark exterior that is a result of olive wood ash and some aging, the interior is snow white with a light creamy texture that almost crumbles because it is so delicate. The flavour has a refined minerally tang to it. The name Bouq' Émisairre literally means "Scapegoat".
Bouq' Émisairre is a raw milk, ash covered ripened goats milk cheese from the famous
The name Bouq' Émisairre literally means "Scapegoat". I'm not sure why they chose that name, as nobody needs to be blamed for this winner.
Cheese Name
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Bouq' Émisairre |
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Producer |
Fromages Chaput |
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Type |
Ripened Goats milk |
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Suitable Wine Types |
Chablis / Sauvignon Blanc |
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Intense fruit flavours coat your palate mixing bell pepper, gooseberry dried herbs and grapefruit. There's no malolactic fermentation and two month lees contact to and a creamy, passion fruit finish. Bring on the shellfish, again. Good value. |
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Price / 100 gr |
$5.95 per 100 grams |
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Weight |
2 Kg |
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The mother and daughter team of Alice & Allison Spurrell stock the larders of the city's finest restaurants and your fridge alike. They fill their shelves with hundreds of cheeses including local, unpasteurized French, Italian, Swiss and other specialties from around the world. The store regularly stocks between 400-500 cheeses for sale to both trade and consumers. Not only have the readers of The Georgia Straight voted les amis Members - Confrerie les Chevalier du Taste Fromage de France. |
