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.
Origin
47.1°N · 6.1°E
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 — an 1880s military fort in the Jura Mountains that affineur Marcel Petite converted into a renowned natural Comté maturing cellar.
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
- AOP · since 1996
- Intensity
- 4 / 5
- Texture
- hard
Tasting profile
What it tastes like.
These bars are a visual read of Comté Fort Saint-Antoine's flavour and aroma notes, scaled by the cheese's overall intensity — a quick guide, not a lab measurement.
Aroma
Nutrition · per 100 g serving
What's in a wedge.
A 100 g serving — about a finger-thick wedge. Daily values use the FDA 2020 reference of 2,000 kcal. Expect ±5% variation between wheels.
Serve, cut & store
Out of the fridge,
into its prime.
Guidance for alpine cheeses — general practice, not a per-wheel measurement.
Rest
Take it out about 45–60 min before serving — cold stiffens the fat and locks up the aromas; cool room temperature is when the flavour shows up.
Cut
Cut thin wedges from the centre out, so every slice gets its share of paste and rind.
Store
Wrap leftovers in cheese paper or wax paper — never cling film, which suffocates the rind — and keep them in the warmest part of the fridge.
Rule of thumb: the softer and riper, the longer it needs. Thick pieces need longer than thin — and don't leave cheese out much past two hours.
Pairings · Caseo curated
What goes with Comté.
40 pairings across 8 categories.
Wine
Beer & Cider
Where to find it
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