Chevrotin is a soft goat milk based cheese produced in the historical region of Savoy (France). Since 2002 it has had an AOC designation.
The cheese is a fresh cheese with only a brief maturation period. Production tends to be a small-scale artisanal process. At a minimum, it needs three weeks to ripen. This takes place on pine timber shelves, and during ripening time each cheese is turned and washed with brine three times per week.
Chevrotin features a thin coating of soft reddish-brown, not unlike the rind of such better known cheeses as Munster. Chevrotin appears similar to Reblochon which is made in the same regions of Savoy, applying similar processes, but which is produced lower down the valleys using cow's milk.
The cheese has a full flavor with an aromatic sourness reminiscent of the wild herbs included in the spring and summer diets of the mountain goats.