Société

The Legend

Ages ago, at the base of the Combalou Mountain, a shepherd spotted a beautiful young woman. He ran after her, leaving behind his flock and forgetting his meal, rye bread and ewe’s milk curds, in a cave. As he couldn’t find her, after several days of unsuccessful searching, he came back to his flock and the cave, where he found the ewe’s milk curd now marbled with blue veins, and the bread molded. Starving, he tasted the cheese. Penicillium Roqueforti had worked its magic, transforming his cheese into Roquefort…

Or so the legend goes!” 

Born in an extraordinary location, Société® Roquefort cheese’s main ingredient is the raw milk from the Lacaune sheep, an incredibly adaptable breed of ewes. Each Lacaune produces only 16 gallons of milk per season.

*Century-old tradition and human dedication have made Roquefort world-famous, prompting the French philosopher Diderot to call it the “King of cheeses during the Age of Enlightenment. Roquefort cheese is crafted with liquid Penicillium Roqueforti, found in damp caves. Combining ewes’ milk and aging it for a minimum of 90 days, which the first 14 to 25 days in the natural limestone caves of Roquefort and cellars, is the magic recipe for creating Roquefort.

Roquefort

The Cheese

Rich and Intense Flavor

Société® Roquefort has an ivory-colored paste with blue veining and a creamy, moist texture. Its rich and intense sheep milk flavor balances perfectly with the blue fungi aroma, which creates the magic taste that makes Roquefort famous in the entire world. It’s no coincidence that many call it the “King of Cheeses.”

A Unique Cheese with Assured Quality

In 1925, Roquefort was the first cheese to be given the AO distinction, which later became an AOC. Over 70 years later, in 1996, it was given the coveted European P.D.O. (Protected Designation of Origin). These honors have legitimized Roquefort by elevating the cheese’s unique characteristics to very specific standards. They serve to authenticate its region of origin, as well as its traditional production methods, used for generations.

The Société® Roquefort Selection

Société® Roquefort can be enjoyed on its own, with bread, alongside apples, dried fruits, walnuts, crumbled in a salad, melted in a gratin, and so on. It’s why Société® offers various cuts of Roquefort with ingenuous packaging to keep your cheese fresh. So you can enjoy it in any manner you please !