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Top 10 raw-milk Camemberts from Normandy
As experts in taste, the Gault&Millau guide launches its gourmet selections based on emblematic products.
Why Gault&Millau selections?
Created in 1791, Camembert takes its name from the village of the same name in the Orne region of France.Camembert, long imitated but never equalled, has been awarded AOC (Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée), then AOP (Appellation d'Origine Protégée) status. In 2021, the latter could be extended and made more flexible, to include pasteurized Camemberts. In this context, Gault&Millau, through its expertise, wishes to guide consumers by offering its selection of the best raw-milk Camemberts from Normandy, tasted and rated blind by its taste experts.
How does it work?
Gault&Millau called on the Association de Gestion des ODG Laitiers Normands (an organization for the defense and management of Normandy raw milk Camemberts) to solicit its producers,
Gault&Millau carried out a blind tasting of 16 cheeses, following an evaluation grid created specifically for this tasting.
The expert jury - made up of Marc Esquerré, Director of Gault&Millau selections, Eric Buisset, Chef toqué Gault&Millau, and Nathalie Quatrehomme, product specialist - awarded a score out of 20 to each of the cheeses tasted: organic, artisanal or industrial, all respecting the same maturing conditions.
The 16 products were thus examined by the jury's discerning eye and palate.
1. Marie-Anne Cantin
Marie-Anne Cantin Camembert from the Marie Anne Cantin brand, founded in 1950, with its shiny appearance and bloomy rind, came out on top against its competitors.
"It's a very good cheese: farmhouse, with good milk. It's an excellent product, balanced and supple in texture. " Marc Esquerré
2. Gillot Bio
"A Camembert full of promise, well-balanced, very buttery and floral. " Eric Buisset
3. Reflets de France
"A Camembert with a brilliant appearance, a pleasant nose and very mellow. " Marc Esquerré
4. Marie Harel
"A hearty, honeycombed, visually appealing Camembert with a beautiful amplitude in the mouth, promising a fine tasting. " Nathalie Quatrehomme
5. Androuet
"A Camembert with a lovely bloomy rind, a beautiful flowing paste, very balanced and presenting a nice length in the mouth. " Marc Esquerré
6. La Petite Normande
"A visually appealing Camembert with farmhouse notes. A melting, creamy texture. A beautiful tasting experience. " Nathalie Quatrehomme
7. Moulin Carel
"A Camembert with the characteristic aroma of a farmhouse cheese, presenting a very supple and pleasant texture and plenty of amplitude on the palate." Eric Buisset
8. Monoprix Gourmet
"A Camembert with a supple, mellow texture and good roundness on the palate. " Marc Esquerré
9. Fromagerie Gillot
"A Camembert with a beautiful yellow color, and with a pleasant rind presenting lovely farmhouse notes. " Nathalie Quatrehomme
10. Du Champ Secret
"A Camembert with pleasant dairy aromas. On the palate, it's consensual and melt-in-the-mouth" Marc Esquerré
Each of these products is available for sale throughout France, in supermarkets, delicatessens and online.
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