Beaufort is named after a small rural town in the Savoie province in 
the French Alps. Each wheel of Beaufort weighs over 40kg and 
takes all the milk produced by a herd of 45 cows in a day to make 
one wheel (12 litres of milk equals 1kg of Beaufort). The cows are a 
special breed of mountain cow called Tarines. Beaufort d’été 
applies to the cheeses made from milk collected from June to 
October. At this time the cows graze freely on mountain pastures 
full of grass and Alpine flowers, hence the cheese will be a pale 
yellow colour and have sweeter, more floral flavours. It has a 
lingering palate that melts in the mouth and a slight acidity, 
nuttiness and saltiness at the end. Beaufort is easily recognised by 
its concave heal (the side of the cheese arcs inwards), without that 
it’s just not Beaufort! 

Country of Origin: France