Country: England, Great Britain and United Kingdom
Region: Landford
Kind: semi-soft, artisan
Rind: washed
Texture: buttery, open, smooth, soft and supple
Color: pale yellow
Flavor: full-flavored, pronounced
Aroma: pungent, rich
Producer: James’s Cheese, Lyburn Farm
Description: Francis, named for the late James Aldridge is a joint collaboration between James McCall and Lyburn Farm. With silky-smooth, buttery paste and well-distributed eyes; it actually is a Stoney Cross but now washed in a traditional French culture to develop a very pink and sticky rind. The young cheeses are matured for 8-10 weeks at James McCall’s specialised temperature and humidity controlled maturing rooms in Child Okeford. The result is a supple, richly-flavored cheese with a wonderfully pungent aroma and softness around the rind. Francis has achieved Silver at the World Cheese Awards in 2011, Gold at the 2012 British Cheese Awards and the Best Semi-Soft, at the British Cheese Awards 2013.