Franche-Comté · France
Comté Fort Saint-Antoine.
Aged in a repurposed 19th-century fortress carved into the Jura peaks, Fort Saint-Antoine Comté develops a crystalline, almost granular texture that crumbles luxuriously on the tongue. Layers of caramel and toasted hazelnut give way to subtle floral undertones and a savory minerality—the cheese tastes like the alpine meadows themselves, filtered through months of patient maturation in limestone tunnels.
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The story
How it's made.
Why it tastes that way.
Comté Fort Saint-Antoine refers specifically to wheels aged in the Fort Saint-Antoine—a 19th-century military fort in the Jura Mountains converted by affineur Marcel Petite into one of the world's largest cheese caves.
Over 100,000 wheels are aged at any time in the fort's tunnels. This designation distinguishes the most carefully selected and monitored Comté.
Production · spec
- Milk
- Cow · raw
- Family
- Alpine
- Rind
- natural
- Age
- 8–36 mo
- Protected
Tasting profile
What it tastes like.
Caseo's flavour axes are calibrated against reference cheeses. This is Comté Fort Saint-Antoine's fingerprint.
Aroma
Nutrition · per 100g serving
What's in a wedge.
A 100g serving — about a finger-thick wedge. Daily values use the FDA 2020 reference of 2,000 kcal. Expect ±5% variation between wheels.
Estimated values — based on similar cheese family data
Pairings · Caseo curated
What goes with Comté.
25 pairings across 8 categories.
Wine
Beer & Cider
Where to find it
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