The Festive Cheese Selection From France

Tonnelet is a fresh, soft French goat's milk cheese (fromage de chèvre) from the Saône-et-Loire region, known for its creamy, melt-in-your-mouth texture and fresh, lactic, and herbaceous flavor. The cheese is barrel-shaped (tonnelet means small barrel in French) rounds with a mild taste and smooth consistency.

A traditional French blue cheese, made from cow's milk, recognized by its tall, cylindrical shape, distinctive dry orange rind, and creamy pale yellow paste with delicate blue-green veining. It offers a mild, fruity, and nutty flavor.

Ossau-Iraty is a semi-hard, PDO French sheep's milk cheese from the Pyrenees, known for its smooth, firm texture and sweet, nutty, buttery flavor with grassy, floral, and caramel notes.

French Gruyère PGI is a firm, golden, pasteurized cow's milk cheese from France's Savoie region, known for its smooth texture, nutty-sweet, fruity flavor, and distinctive pea-sized holes, developed through a unique two-stage ripening in warm cellars for at least 4 months.

Pont-l'Évêque is a soft, square-shaped cow's milk cheese from Normandy. Its flavour is distinctly nutty and lightly salty, with a clear hazelnut note that shines through this subtle, square cheese. Pont-l’Évêque is a strong, matured cheese whose rind deepens in colour as it ages, shifting from pale yellow to a rich orange.

Mincemeat style jam's rich sweetness and warm spices beautifully complement the savoury flavours of french cheeses. Its chunky texture and aromatic profile adds a rustic charm, enhancing the cheese tasting experience. Perfect for elevating your cheese platter, it brings warmth and complexity, making gatherings memorable and elegant.