Mont d'Or / Vacherin du Haut-Doubs Cheese

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About Mont d'Or / Vacherin du Haut-Doubs Cheese

Mont d'Or, also known as Vacherin du Haut-Doubs, is a soft cheese made from raw cow's milk. It originates from the Haut Doubs region in France, near the Swiss border. The cheese has a slightly pressed paste and a washed rind with a downy coating. It is traditionally encircled by a strip of spruce bark and packaged in a spruce wood box. Mont d'Or has a fat content of 45% and is produced seasonally from August 15 to March

Key Facts

Country of Origin France
Specific Origin Haut Doubs, alongside the Swiss border, Mont d'Or massif, source of the River Doubs
Protection PDO (1996)
Milk Type Cow's milk
Milk Treatment Raw
Fat Content 45%
Rind Washed and given a downy coating
Texture Soft, slightly pressed paste
Forms Flat cylinder weighing 500 grams to 1 kilogram or 1.8 to 3 kilograms
Age At least three months
Rennet Type Yes
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