Fleur de Brebis

Fromagerie le Détour

Fleur de Brebis

Type

Soft paste; bloomy rind

Milk

Pasteurized sheep milk

Region

Bas-Saint-Laurent

Maker

Fromagerie le Détour

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  • Sheep
  • Pasteurized

Fleur de Brebis has a white bloomy rind and a creamy white paste. It delivers vegetal and fresh milk aromas and delicate lactic and buttery flavours with a hint of mushroom.

Cheesemaker

The idea of opening a cheese dairy first occurred to Mario Quirion at the end of the 90’s. The Beauce native had always wanted to start his own business. When he suggested the idea of making cheese to his wife, Ginette Bégin, she was immediately on board. They quickly selected Ginette’s home region of Témiscouata for their enterprise. The couple had their heart set on developing the terroir of this region, which had not seen a cheese dairy for 35 years. Since they wanted to focus on cheesemaking rather than dairy farming, they wanted to be close to milk supplies. The facility began producing cheese in 1999.

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