Selles on Cher - AOC

Origin : Sologne this cheese, in the shape of a small puck, ashy with the charcoal powder, is manufactured with the unskimmed milk of goat. Its light odor and its melting flavour are with the image of its soil where reigns the softness of living: that of the meadows of the woodlands of the south of the Loire. Its paste is white, immaculate, fine and firm.

This cheese belongs to the category of goat's milk cheeses. It is presented in a cylindrical form, and is covered with charcoal powder. It comes from Sologne and the departments of Cher, Indre and Loir-and-Cher. Initially it was a home- made cheese and intended for family consumption. It made it possible to use the milk of the some goats raised within the farm. Its production developed at the 19th century. Its name comes from the city of Selles-on-cher, which became the center of its production. The term "Selles" also applies to goat's milk cheeses of the area which are characterized by the distinctive shape of a disc. The label of origin dates to April 21 1975.The cheese is obtained by lactic coagulation thanks to the addition of a little pressure. Its duration of refining is at least 10 days.The area of Sologne from which it comes has special ecological and climatic characteristics giving to milk goats a very particular flavour. The manufacture of cheese is a traditional activity in this little privileged zone . Advised wine: White, Rosy, and Reds of Blésois.