# Clochette

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**Clochette** (klɔʃɛt; [French](/source/French_language) for "little bell") is a bell-shaped, [mold](/source/Mold_(fungus))-ripened [goat cheese](/source/Goat_cheese) from the [Nouvelle-Aquitaine](/source/Nouvelle-Aquitaine) region in France that is made by [Chèvréchard](/source/Ch%C3%A8vr%C3%A9chard), a goat cheese maker. Clochette is matured for two weeks and has a [shelf life](/source/Shelf_life) of about 45 days.[1] It has a wrinkled, edible white [rind](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rind); and a firm, dense, velvety texture. The older the clochette, the more wrinkled its surface and the firmer its inner texture. It has a well-balanced, non-challenging, tangy, and goaty flavor.

## Life cycle

Clochette cheese is created mainly during the summertime, from March to sometime in fall.[2] It is mold-ripened and matures for two weeks before heading off to be sold.[3]: 94 It only lasts for 45 days, so it has to sell fast. The older it gets, the more wrinkly it gets, until finally it is too old and can no longer be eaten.[1]

## A typical bell

A typical bell weighs around 9 oz (260 g).[4] It has a 8 to 9 cm diameter base and stands 9 cm tall.[3]: 94

## See also

- [List of goat milk cheeses](/source/List_of_goat_milk_cheeses)

## References

1. Fletcher, Janet (August 1, 2008). ["France's Clochette rings a chevre lover's bell"](https://www.sfgate.com/wine/article/france-s-clochette-rings-a-chevre-lover-s-bell-3201897.php). *[San Francisco Chronicle](/source/San_Francisco_Chronicle)*. Retrieved February 1, 2010.

1. ["Cheese Course: Clochette"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100409080634/http://www.slashfood.com/2008/07/01/cheese-course-clochette). Archived from [the original](http://www.slashfood.com/2008/07/01/cheese-course-clochette/) on 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2009-12-19.

1. Masui, Kazuko & Yamada, Tomoko (2004). *French Cheeses*. Great Britain: Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 1-4053-0666-1.

1. ["Cached google image"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090906235706/http://idealcheese.com/chevrechardclochetteaged.aspx). Archived from [the original](http://idealcheese.com/chevrechardclochetteaged.aspx) on September 6, 2009.

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