Chaumes has a distinct taste and smell and this must be counterbalanced by sufficient firmness or sweetness. Chaumes is therefore best combined with a rich, ripe dry white wine or a sweet white wine.
Chaumes is a French washed rind cheese. It has a red rind and is semi-liquid at room temperature. Chaumes has a rather pronounced, recognizable mildly spicy flavor. If you try to describe it, it won't be very tasty. Fortunately, the cheese itself certainly is. For the combination with wine, in addition to sweet white wines, wood-matured Chardonnays are the best option. Rich Southern Italian white wines such as a ripe Pecorino, Greco di Tufo or Falanghina are also an option. And how about a rich orange wine, for example from Georgia!
2025 | Italy | Campania
A real southern Italian. Floral, smoky and spicy with ripe white and yellow fruit and the spiciness of dried sage. Made from Falanghina and a dash of Coda di Volpe.
2021 | Georgia | Kachetië
For those who want to get acquainted with orange wine. This is relatively accessible. Tastes like dried apricot, dried sage and citrus.
2014 | France | Gaillac
Well kept and favourably priced wine secret. Nobly sweet from Loin de l'oeil grapes. Baked apricot, dried figs, dates and red rooibos tea.
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