Coutances cheese
- cow milk
- bloomy
- Drink
- Dry sparkling — Champagne or CremantBubbles and acidity scour the butterfat off the palate; a heavy red would be buried by the rind.
- Driving
- Sparkling apple juiceThe bubbles and acid are doing the work, and these have both.
- Eat with
- Fresh baguette, and a crisp appleBloomy rinds are rich and complete; good bread carries them and tart fruit resets the palate.
Derived from the milk and the style of the cheese, not from local custom. A local will have opinions.