Roth Grand Cru Surchoix

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Roth Grand Cru Surchoix cheese, from Emmi Roth USA, Monroe, Wisconsin

This is a picture of the Fromagination cow

Made from pasteurized cow milk

Grand Cru Surchoix 2016 World Cheese Championship Winner!

Grand Cru Surchoix is an Alpine-style, washed-rind, raw cow’s milk cheese. Handmade in small batches in Wisconsin its recipe is similar to that of the Swiss Le Gruyere. The name “Surchoix” means that this batch of cheese is a cut above the rest. While original wheels are aged 4 months and reserve wheels are aged for at least 6 months, Surchoix wheels are aged for at least 9 months, resulting in this luscious cheese with a creamy paste and crunchy crystals. Its flavor is buttery with a meaty richness and an extraordinary nutty, mushroomy flavor. Award-winning in both US and international competitions, Grand Cru Surchoix is superb when paired with a zinfandel or jammy red.

 

For the first time since 1988, a cheesemaker from the United States won the World Championship Cheese Contest.  Grand Cru Surchoix was crowned the Grand Champion on March 9, 2016!

Wisconsin State Journal article

This is an Alpine-style cheese that melts well to top favorite dishes, or lead the meal in a fondue pot.  This is a select cheese…Grand Cru Surchoix won a World Cheese Awards Bronze medal in 2013.

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Description

Roth Grand Cru Surchoix

Roth Grand Cru Surchoix is an Alpine-style, washed-rind, raw cow’s milk cheese. Handmade in small batches in Wisconsin, its recipe is similar to that of the Swiss Le Gruyere. The original wheels are four months, and reserve wheels are aged for at least 12 months  resulting in this luscious cheese with a creamy paste and crunchy crystals. Its flavor is buttery with a meaty richness and an extraordinary nutty, mushroomy flavor. Won best in Show at the World Cheese Championship in 2016

Roth Cheese, part of Emmi Roth USA, has a long, storied history in cheesemaking.  In 1865 Oswald Roth began exporting cheese from Switzerland to the United States.  In 1911, his son Otto began a Swiss cheese import company in New York City.  Then, in 1989, the original Swiss producer became Roth Kase AG, and in 1990, Roth Kase USA is founded in Monroe, Wisconsin.  They installed the first copper vats for producing Alpine cheese in the United States. They also reintroduced wood boards as a vehicle for aging cheeses.

Just like Champagne can only be made in the Champagne region of France, Gruyere can only be made in the Gruyere region of Switzerland.  Grand Cru is an Alpine-style classic cheese in the same category as the time-honored Gruyere.  Grand Cru Surchoix is made with the freshest milk in imported copper vats and aged in Roth Cheese’s cellars for at least 4 months. Robust and full-bodied, this award-winning cheese melts beautifully to become a cook’s best friend.

Pairing suggestions: Apple cider, Applewood Smoked crackers, cornichons (pickled gherkins), Simple & Crisp fruit crisps.

 

Additional information

Weight 8 oz
Weight of Each Cut Cheese

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