Strong tasting, semi-soft cheese made mainly from milk from the Vosges, between Alsace, Lorraine and Franche-Comté in France.
The sticky rind of the cheese has a yellow-orange color that is derived from repeated brine washings over a two to three month time of aging. The mature cheese has a yellow color, a strong aroma, and a distinctively spicy or tangy taste, attributed to the brine washings