Beaufort Chalet d’Alpage – Maison Paccard

High in the Savoie Alps, this Beaufort Chalet d’Alpage is a monumental raw cow’s milk cheese, pressed into its iconic concave wheel. Maison Paccard’s patient affinage polishes the dense, ivory paste without masking its pure mountain rusticity. The natural rind is thick, tawny, and brushed, revealing a herbaceous, floral fragrance from summer pastures.

Unlike mass-produced Beaufort, this chalet-made version carries the unfiltered soul of alpine transhumance. Under Paccard’s care, the texture turns velvety and crystalline, releasing slow notes of roasted nuts, melted butter, and wild thyme. Each wheel breathes with the mineral bite of granite cellars and the honest sweat of farmstead labor. No additives, no shortcuts—just milk, fire, and time.

Grate it over polenta or shave onto boiled potatoes. The affinage here does not polish away roughness but celebrates it. This Beaufort is a living crust, a taste of altitude where rusticity meets elegance through the quiet mastery of Maison Paccard.