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Pont-l'Évêque

Pont-l'Evêque, a cheese with a thousand and one flavours!

First made by monks, Pont-l’Évêque is a soft cheese with a washed or brushed rind on which a hint of flower emerges during ripening. Its whitish-orangey rind houses a supple, ivory-to-straw-yellow coloured paste with creamy and barnyard aromas. Its shape dates back to the 17th-century, when an effort was made to distinguish it from other cheese from Pays d’Auge, who all share a common ancestor in Angelot. It comes in 4 forms: the Grand Pont-l’Évêque, the Pont-l’Évêque, the Demi Pont-l’Évêque and the Petit Pont l’Evêque. It has held Protected Designation of Origin status since 1996.

  • lait-vache
    Cheeser
    Cow’s milk
  • AOP
    YEAR OF LABELLING
    1972
  • thermometre
    Raw milk or thermised/pasteurised milk
  • fromages
    Soft cheese with washed rinds
Key figures
  • 358 Milk producers
  • 6 Farmhouse producers
  • 11 Production plants (including 6 farms)
  • 2 |Maturing plants
  • 1 941 Tons marketed in 2020

Our tasting tips

La découpe du Pont-l'Évêque

Cutting

Cut outwards from the middle in triangles to ensure the rind and paste is shared equally by everyone tucking into it!

Pains à déguster avec le Pont-l'Évêque

Breads

Seeded baguette
Traditional baguette
Black bread
Brioche
Country bread

Accords gourmands

Food pairings

Alcohol abuse is harmful to your health.
Drink in moderation.

Beer: Double IPA, IPA, Stout
White wines: White meursault, Riesling
Red wines: Fronsac rouge, Gamay, Pinot noir, Pomerol, Saint-Emilion, Bourgueil, Volnay, Chardonnay
Spirits: Cidre Cotentin PDO (brut cider), Pommeau de Normandie, Rosé Champagne

 

Organoleptic characteristics

Appearance

Its shape is square or rectangular depending on the size, with abrupt ends
and sharp corners. The colour of the rind ranges from whitish to reddish.

Texture

Texture

Smooth, yielding texture.

Nez

Smell

Aromas of fruit and undergrowth, depending on markers and ripening stage.

Gout

Taste

The flavour is sweet, with varied, distinctive flavours of milk, butter, nuts or slightly smoked.