Brebirousse D' Argental

Brebirousse d'Argental is a soft-ripened sheep's milk cheese from Lyon, France, with a bright orange annatto-coated bloomy rind that gives it its name (brebis means sheep, rousse means red).

The paste is creamy and buttery, with a soft cream line right under the rind and a slightly chalkier core when it's young. Flavor is gentle and tangy, with the lactic pull of fresh sheep's milk on the front of the tongue and a clean, milky finish. The annatto rind looks intense but tastes mild, adding a soft mushroomy note that rounds out the buttery paste.

When we have it nice and ripe, it sits right in the sweet spot, super buttery, super tangy, and a really approachable way into sheep's milk for anyone who thinks they only like cow.