Comté Symphonie 16- 24 month

All our Comté is matured by the famous Affineur Marcel Petite in the Jura Mountains of France. The production of Comté dates back almost a thousand years and is based around the plateaus of the high Alpine Jura mountains and the rich grazing pastures they provide. The landscape is home to a unique blend of grasses and flora for the Montbeliarde cows to graze upon producing outstanding milk for cheesemaking. Comte wheels are usually around 40 kg each and their size greatly contributes to their ability to age well in the large caves traditionally used by cheesemakers hundreds of years ago, but still in use today at Marcel Petite Le Forte Saint Antoine.
The protection by the French State of Comté cheese has had multi-layered benefits for the farmers, cheese producers and affineurs in the production zone as well as for French agriculture and culture and the wider cheesemaking world. The regulations have not only protected high-quality cheese but have guaranteed a sustainable income for over 2,500 family farms stipulating that Comté farms only farm traditional breeds of cattle on ample free grazing and without the use of GMO feed has protected the landscape and environment of the Jura region.